. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. CHAM^CYPARIS Gn. 50, p. 68. G. Nutkaensis is about as hardy as the Japanese species. AA. Lvs. with glaucous or wliitish marks ieneatJi : branches with horizontally spreading ramifications. Lawsoniina, Pari. {Gupr^ssus Lawsoni&na, Murr.). Tree, to 200 ft., with horizontally spreading and usually pendulous br
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. CHAM^CYPARIS Gn. 50, p. 68. G. Nutkaensis is about as hardy as the Japanese species. AA. Lvs. with glaucous or wliitish marks ieneatJi : branches with horizontally spreading ramifications. Lawsoniina, Pari. {Gupr^ssus Lawsoni&na, Murr.). Tree, to 200 ft., with horizontally spreading and usually pendulous branches : branchlets frond-like arranged, flattened : Ivs. closely appressed, obtuse or somewhat CHAM^DAPHNE 287. 419. Cham£ecyparis pisifera, var. squarrosa. acute, usually bright green, with a gland on the back : staminate catkins brlghtred (yellowin all other species): cone globose, about ^in. across, red-brown and often glaucous. Prom Oregon to Calif. :531. :327. —This is one of the most beautiful Conifers and very variable, about 60 garden forms being cultivated in European nurseries and collections. The following are some of the best: Var. dlho-spica, Hort. Tips of branch- lets creamy white, of slender habit. Var. Alumi, Hort. Of columnar habit, foliage very glaucous, with a bluish metallic hue. The best blue columnar form. Var. ar- g^ntea, Hort. Of slender habit, with very glaucous, almost silvery foliage. Var. er^cta viridis, Hort. Dense, columnar habit and bright green foliage. One of the most beautiful varieties, but somewhat tender. Var. electa glatica, Hort. Similar in habit, but with glaucous foliage. Var. iiU!6rmis, Hort. Branches elongated, somewhat pendulous, with few lateral branchlets, of low, globular habit. Var. glailca, Hort. Foliage of metallic glaucous tint. One of the hardier forms. Var. gricilis, Hort. (var. gracilis pendula, Hort.). Elegant light green form, with graceful, pendulous branchlets. Var. intert^zta, Hort. Glaucous form, of vigo
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