The overall effect is I very pretty and distinct. There are also a number of cultivars with splashed variegation which are I sometimes available in the nursery trade. Their use in the garden is a matter f of taste. The clear golden forms are considered by many to be more I desirable. If there are a large number of golden forms it is not surprising that I there are even more with blue foliage, as the species usually has a I blue-green appearance overall. A short list of those which are readily | available should include 'Allumii', which is possibly inferior to some new I introductions; 'Columnaris' and the very similar 'Grayswood Pillar', two I excellent narrow "blue flames"; f. glauca (many good seedlings have been named with this prefix); 'Triompf van Boskoop', when well-grown, quite lovely, looser and more graceful than most; and 'Wisselii', which must be considered one of the best of the "Lawsons". The branches of 'Wisselii' are held radially in cocks-comb form, and for an added bonus the crowds of red male flowers contrast wonderfully with steely-blue foliage. 'Triompf van ! Boskoop' also produces red male flowers with similar effect. In common with several other coniferous genera a number of juvenile-foliaged forms of c. lawsoniana have occurred, the foliage being awl-shaped and open and distinct from the normal flattened, scale-like leaves. The widely grown 'Ellwoodii' is such a form, again blue in colour and darkening in winter to steely-blue. Beware, for it is frequently offered as a dwarf, although it will quickly attain 2oft(6m) in height, plus. It is inevitable witha plant which has been propagated in such numbers that several good sports should have occurred. 'Chilworth Silver' has paler foliage and possibly a more dwarf habit, and 'Ellwood's Gold' is a very worthy addition to the range. Equally popular is 'Fletcheri', again juvenile but stronger growing than the previously described cultivars. It will rapidly attain 4oft(i2m). Again, there are several named sports of this popular "blue". The upright green selections of c. lawsoniana are valuable architectural forms which are completely hardy in comparison with the Italian cypress, Cupressus sempervirens, which is far from reliable in our climate. Once again a warning; cultivars of c. lawsoniana like 'Erecta Viridis' and 'Pottenii' have numerous ascending branches which are liable to become bare at the base very early in life. If this happens, the bare areas, sadly, never refurnish themselves; the branches also tend to fall open following a gale or heavy snowfall. Two post-war introductions, 'Green Pillar' and 'Green Spire', are completely reliable and should be chosen in preference to these forms. 'Kilmacurragh' is an even finer cultivar with a single main stem and short side growths which are not harmed by snow or wind. The foliage is dark, rich green and the ultimate height is 3oft(cjm). The weeping forms offer a complete contrast to the formal columns previously described, and none is more graceful than 'Filiformis', a "whipcord" type with a weeping habit.