. 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. 1772 TAXODIUM TAXUS of \Yliirh the folloiving are the most important: Var. Sagtigiatum, Knisht, With slender, upright, A-irgate branches sparingly ramified. Var. microphyllum, Carr. ShruVj, -with short spreading branches; the lateral branchlets with I. 2469. Bald Cypress — Taxo- dium distichum. (Natural size of
. 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. 1772 TAXODIUM TAXUS of \Yliirh the folloiving are the most important: Var. Sagtigiatum, Knisht, With slender, upright, A-irgate branches sparingly ramified. Var. microphyllum, Carr. ShruVj, -with short spreading branches; the lateral branchlets with I. 2469. Bald Cypress — Taxo- dium distichum. (Natural size of Ivs. i^^ ^2~'^^4 ilK'll lOTIlZ.) typical foliage, those of the longer branches gradually passing toward the end into small, scale - like, imbricate Ivs. Var. nintim, Carr. Dwarf, / shrtibl)y form, with numer- - ous short branches. Var. ntitans, Ait. Branches spreading, long and slender, nodding at the tips. Var. pendulum novum, P. Smith. A graceful form with slen- der, pendulous l:)ranchlets. Var. pyramids, turn, Carr. Narrow pyramidal form with short ascending branches. T. mucrondtum, A. Ten. (T. Mexieamim, Oarr.). Tall tree, oeeasionally 170 ft. high, with a truult 20 ft. or more in diame- ter- Ivs. evergreen. Mex. G-. F. 3 III. 12 heterophyUi'm, Brongn. (Glyp- tostrobas heterophyllus, Endl.). Shrab, 10 ft. high: lower branches pendulous: Ivs. linear and scale - like on the same plant; cones ovoid, ^ in. long. China. Tender and rarely cult. Often confounded with viirs. of T. distichum. Alfred Rehder. TAXUS (ancient Latin name of the Yew). Cotiiferw. Yew. Ornamental evergreen trees or shrubs, with 2- ranked linear leaves, insignificant flowers and showy berry-like red fruits. The best known species is T. b'iccata, which is hardy as far north as Rhode Island and northwestern New York, while T. cuspidata and T, Canadensis are considerably hardier and thrive as far north as Canada; the other species are little known in cultivation. The Yews are very desirabl
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