CONIFEROUS EVERGREENS, Continued 
PODOCARPUS [6] sinensis. Giant Yew. Hardy. 
Japan. A very beautiful coniferous tree utimate- 
ly attaining a height of 40 to 50 feet, with hori¬ 
zontally spreading branches and pendent branch- 
lets. One of the largest leaved of all the conifers, 
it resembles the English yew multiplied several 
times in size. Useful both as individual specimens 
and in large background effects. Especially re¬ 
sistant to excess water, an unusual trait with 
conifers. 
P. elongatus. Fem pine. A very beautiful small tree 
with compact dark green foliage rather spreading 
in habit somewhat resembling the Weeping Wil¬ 
low in its growth. This subject is particularly 
attractive where a dense single specimen is de¬ 
sired, attaining a height of 25 feet, with branches 
from the ground up. 
P. macrophylla Maki. Hardy. More shrubby than 
the type, with smaller, dark green leaves, it is 
apparently the commonest variety in cultivation. 
P. Nagi. Hardy. A handsome tree up to ninety feet, 
with broad leaves up to three inches long and an 
inch wide, paler green beneath. 
RETINOSPORA [7] plumosa (Chamaecyparis plu- 
mosa). Hardy. A quick-growing beautiful conifer 
of medium size, with feathery dark green foli¬ 
age. Of more open type, it is less inclined to turn 
brown in the centers than any other species of 
Retinospora in our climate. 
R. ericoides. Japan. A conifer of dwarf habit, 
needle-shaped bluish-grey leaves. It is one of the 
best for tub and patio work. 
THUJA [8] (Biota). Arborvitae. Hardy. This 
group contains all the more commonly used vari¬ 
eties, both in landscape design and in formal 
decorative work. Of compact and symmetrical 
growth, as a rule, they lend themselves admir¬ 
ably to this work, as also for tubs and urns for 
terraces and the like. Ordinarily they handle well 
from open ground by the “balling” method, and 
will succeed on any average soil, provided ample 
drainage is given. Very few evergreens will stand 
excess moisture in any form. The American 
branch of this family, those species belonging 
to the occidentalis group of this genus, do not 
seem to succeed well in our climate. All our va¬ 
rieties are, therefore, from the Chinese or ori- 
entalis group. Our varieties are arranged by type 
instead of alphabetically. 
T. aurea nana. Hardy. Round and compact, of hand¬ 
some greenish-golden foliage. 
T. Bonita. Hardy. Cone-shaped, rather dwarf, of a 
beautiful rich green color. 
T. compacta. Hardy. Fine, dark green, conical in 
form. 
T. globosa. Hardy. A dense, dark green, and dwarf 
conical form of the T. occidentalis type. Valu¬ 
able for a low hedge and for pots and tubs. 
View of one of our greenhouses 
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