. Ornamental shrubs of the United States (hardy, cultivated). Shrubs. RETlNOSPORA WO Eetinospora (604)—filiooides — is of slow growth, wh,^ aense, fern- like branchlets. The most peculiar of all the Hinoki Cypresses is San- dee's RisTiNospoRA (605) —eriooides; it is a small dense shrub with blunt stiff spreading leaves forming four rows on the stems; in color it is the brightest bluish green of any of the coniferous plants. Chamsecyparis pisifera has but few dwarf forms with fan-shaped spray; the tendency is more apt to be toward linear spreading leaves. Thread- branched Retinospora (606)—fili
. Ornamental shrubs of the United States (hardy, cultivated). Shrubs. RETlNOSPORA WO Eetinospora (604)—filiooides — is of slow growth, wh,^ aense, fern- like branchlets. The most peculiar of all the Hinoki Cypresses is San- dee's RisTiNospoRA (605) —eriooides; it is a small dense shrub with blunt stiff spreading leaves forming four rows on the stems; in color it is the brightest bluish green of any of the coniferous plants. Chamsecyparis pisifera has but few dwarf forms with fan-shaped spray; the tendency is more apt to be toward linear spreading leaves. Thread- branched Retinospora (606)—filifera—has peculiar elongated thread- like growth of twigs with distant sharp-pointed leaves; a low tree or subprostrate shrub; of this there is a glaucous-leaved form, Fig. 607.—Common Juiiiper. Fig. 608. — Curved-branched Juniper. The varieties of Pea-fruited Retinospokas with longer and more spreading leaves are among the most popular and beautiful of the ever- greens of Japan. Feathery Pea-fruited Retinospora — Charasecyparis pistfera plumbsa—has awl-shaped spreading leaves dark green in color and is often called Green Retinospora. The colored forms of this are: Speckled Retinospora — plumbsa 'albo-plcta,—with the tips of the branchlets cream-white; Creamy Retinospora—plum6sa arg^ntea,— with the whole of the young spray cream-white, becoming green the fol- lowing season ; and Golden Retinospora—plumbsa atirea,— with all the terminal shoots light golden yellow in the spring and changing to a deep green later. Besides the Feathery Retinosporas, there is a variety with linear leaves in pairs spreading squarely from the stems, of almost a silvery color, Silver Retinospora — Chamsecyparis pisifera Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Apgar, A. C.
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