Japanese arborvitæ or retinospora, Chamœcyparis of various species.
Retinosporas‡ under names as follows: Cupressus ericoides, 2 ft., with fine soft delicate green foliage that assumes a purplish tinge in winter; C. pisifera, one of the best, with a pendulous habit and bright green foliage; C. pisifera var. filifera, with drooping branches and thread-like pendulous branches; C. pisifera var. plumosa, more compact than P. pisifera and feathery; var. aurea of the last, “one of the most beautiful golden-leaved evergreen shrubs in cultivation.”
Juniper, Juniperus communis* and garden varieties.
The juniper is a partially trailing plant, of loose habit, suitable for banks and rocky places. There are upright and very formal varieties of it, the best being those sold as var. Hibernica (fastigiata),‡ “Irish juniper,” and var. Suecica, “Swedish juniper.”
Northern juniper, J. Sabina, var. prostrata* One of the best of the low, diffuse conifers; var. tamariscifolia,‡ 1-2 ft.
Chinese and Japanese junipers in many forms, J. Chinensis.
Dwarf Norway spruce, Picea excelsa, dwarf forms. Several very dwarf sorts of the Norway spruce are in cultivation, some of which are to be recommended.
Dwarf pine, Pinus montana, var. pumilio.
Mugho pine, Pinus montana, var. Mughus.‡ There are other desirable dwarf pines.
Wild yew, Taxus Canadensis.* Common in woods; a wide-spreading plant known as “ground hemlock”; 3-4 ft.