. The book of evergreens, a practical treatise on the coniferae, or cone-bearing plants. Evergreens; Coniferae. THE CYPRESS SUB-FAMILY. 333 than its parent, although not sufficiently so for our more northern States. The form is compact and globular, the color a lively yellowish green, and the foliage more deli- cate in texture than the species. Its maximum height Avill perhaps not ex- ceed six feet. A specimen in our own collection, (see fig- ure 47), which is probably one of the oldest in the country, is over five feet high, and a perfect model of beauty. An ob- jectionable feature in this pl
. The book of evergreens, a practical treatise on the coniferae, or cone-bearing plants. Evergreens; Coniferae. THE CYPRESS SUB-FAMILY. 333 than its parent, although not sufficiently so for our more northern States. The form is compact and globular, the color a lively yellowish green, and the foliage more deli- cate in texture than the species. Its maximum height Avill perhaps not ex- ceed six feet. A specimen in our own collection, (see fig- ure 47), which is probably one of the oldest in the country, is over five feet high, and a perfect model of beauty. An ob- jectionable feature in this plant is its liability to lose the lower branches and foliage, which great- ly disfigures its ap- jDearance; this es- pecially occurs when planted in unsuit-. Fig. 48.—BIOTA ORIENTAilS, VAR. ACREA. able soil. VaFc Sieboldii, Endlicher.—Syn. B. Japonica, Siebolcl; B, orientalis nana, Ccirrlere, &c., &c.—A pretty little dwarf variety, Anth a round, compact form, and bright green color. We have imported a S. Japonica from Bel- gium which is quite distinct from this plant, liaAung a fastigiate tendency, instead of a globular form. On account of the peculiar branchlets and leaves of this variety, the Japanese have given it the name of "Peacock's ; Var, Tariegata aurea, Carriere.—^This very pretty plant originated, we believe, in the collection of M. Dau- vesse, at Orleans, France, and was discovered in a bed of. 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 Hoopes, Josiah, 1832-1904. New York O. Judd
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