. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON TREES AND SHRUBS. 491 winter, and well adapted for lawns and small gardens. C. L. erecta vii-idis (Knap Hill Cypress) is of erect, dwarf, bushy growth, the branches being clothed with bright green leaves. It is very distinct and popular. For winter bedding, and also for planting beside terrace walks, and in positions where the more vigorous growers would be inadmissible, it is useful. Its sub-variety^ argenfea, is a pretty variegated form. C. L. Fj-aseri is of much the same habit as Ali(i?ii, but the foliage is of
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON TREES AND SHRUBS. 491 winter, and well adapted for lawns and small gardens. C. L. erecta vii-idis (Knap Hill Cypress) is of erect, dwarf, bushy growth, the branches being clothed with bright green leaves. It is very distinct and popular. For winter bedding, and also for planting beside terrace walks, and in positions where the more vigorous growers would be inadmissible, it is useful. Its sub-variety^ argenfea, is a pretty variegated form. C. L. Fj-aseri is of much the same habit as Ali(i?ii, but the foliage is of a far more glaucous hue. C. L. glaiica is of shorter stature, denser in growth than the type, very effective, and very useful for decorative planting. C. L. gi'acilis forms a bushy specimen for the lawn, with slender branches and leaves of a cheerful green ; it grows freely on dry soils, and is a lovely variety for placing in vases for winter decoration. C. L. hitea {flavesceiis) is the best of the golden-leaved varieties; it is of good habit, the young growths and leaves being quite yellow, which colour it retains longer than any of its class. C. L. nana is a very dwarf-growing variety, rarely exceeding 2ft. in height, and is better adapted for the rockery than for the or- dinary shrubbery border. It is slow in growth, and forms a dense bush, with stiff erect branches and deep green leaves. Of all the Silver-leaved Lawson's Cypresses, that named Silver Queen stands head and shoulders above its congeners. It is free in growth, with a hardy constitution, very handsome, and well adapted for the garden or park. It is very vigorous, and retains its silvery-grey tint for a long time. C. L. Wisselii, a very rare and graceful variety, is well adapted for gardens of restricted areas. It is distinct, compact, with erect. Fig. 314.—CupRESSus Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - colorat
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