jlNDOSRA JVUSSERJESi^ 
Chestnut Hill, 'Philadelphia 
TAXUS, continued 
T. baccata, var. fastigiata. Irish Yew. (Ss) One of the most useful of 
slow-growing evergreens. Of very close, upright growth ; foliage long, black¬ 
ish green and glossy ; berries red. Invaluable for any collection. 
T. baccata, var. fastigiata aurea. Golden Irish Yew. (S s) Similar to 
the foregoing in habit, but the leaves are margined with rich golden yellow. 
T. baccata, var. fruticosa lutea. Yellow-fruited English Yew. (Sm) 
Similar to T. baccata in form and foliage, but with yellow berries. 
T. baccata, var. repandens. Spreading English Yew. (D s) A form of 
low, spreading habit, rarely growing over 4 feet high. The dark green foliage 
is long and luxuriant. Extra hardy. 
T. baccata, var. Washingtoni aurea. Washington Golden Yew. (D s) 
A strong-growing, dense, bushy sort; foliage golden yellow. 
T. Canadensis. Canadian Yew. (Z) v) A broad-spreading Yew, of 
bushy form, with brown bark, pretty dark green foliage, sometimes bronzing 
in winter, and carries showy deep crimson berries. Extra hardy. Valuable 
where a dwarf form is needed, and will thrive in damp situations. 
T. Canadensis, var. aurea. Golden Canadian Yew. ( Dv) A form 
of T. Canadensis with golden foliage. 
T. cuspidata. Abrupt-leaved Japan Yew. (Sw) A dense-growing 
tree of somewhat upright form. Foliage deep green. Extra hardy and 
desirable. 
T. cuspidata, var. elegantissima. Golden, Elegant, Abrupt-leaved 
Japan Yew. (S in) A variety with good foliage of deep golden yellow. 
THUJOPSIS. Cypress 
These arc beautiful ornamental trees, thickly foliaged and of great ornamental 
value. I heir absolute hardiness and the case with which they can be transplanted 
make them very desirable. 
T. borealis ; syn., Cupressus Nutkaensis. Yellow, or Sitka Cypress. 
(Lr) A vigorous, erect grower, regularly furnished with spreading, curved 
branches and flexible branchlets which droop at the tips. Foliage a silvery 
glaucous green. Makes a splendid specimen. 
T. borealis, var. latifolia glauca. Glaucous Sitka Cypress. (L r) Of 
more pyramidal growth and brighter foliage; magnificent as a specimen. 
T. borealis, var. pendula. Drooping Sitka Cypress. (M v) A form of 
somewhat more pendulous habit than the type. 
T. dolobrata. (Mv) A pyramidal grower; branches somewhat pendu- 
ous at the ends and branchlets irregularly whorled or scattered ; flattened 
toliage of glossy green above and marked by glaucous band beneath. 
T. dolobrata argentea variegata. (Ss) A form of the above in which 
the foliage is variegated with white. 
T. Standishi. Standish’s Sitka Cypress. (Af s) A pyramidal grower; 
tranches rather more pendulous than T. dolobrata ; foliage less glaucous be¬ 
neath and a light green above. A good variety. 
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