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1. J. sibirica Burgsd. Depressed xd e radiating branches rarely rising 
over 5 dm., often matted: leaves stout, stly 5-8 mm. long, abruptly curved 
at the TA erect or ere ada 
dei E cone globular, 8-10 mm. 
in dia —(MOUNTAIN-JUNIPER.) — Dry 
gravelly E Blue Ridge and more northern 
prov N. C. to Rocky Mts., Alas., and 
Lab.— (Eurasia) Our two species of. juni- 
n a 
pr 
the branches on the ground and dd ascend- 
ing at the tips. 
2. J. communis L. Erect tree becoming 8 
m. tall: leaves slender, 10—20 mm. long, 
spreading, gradually narrowed at the apex: 
cone globular, 6-8 mm. in diameter.—Dry 
sandy hills, t cr and more northern 
provinces, Ga. to N. M. and Can.—( Eurasia. )—Rare in our range. 
6. SABINA Haller. Shrubs or trees. Leaves Mops except sometimes 
on twigs, appressed, often imbricate, each with a gland in the back. Staminate 
aments terminal on branchlets. Ovulate ament with rM opposite the scales. 
Cone baccate. Seeds wingless.—Spr.—About 25 species, most abundant north- 
ward, but ranging southward to the West Indies and Mexico.—CEDARS. SAVIN 
Staminate ament 3—4 mm. long: cone 5-6 mm. long. 1. S. virginiana, 
Staminate ament 4—5 mm. long: cone 3—4 mm. long. 2. S. silicicola. 
S. virginiana (L.) Antoine. Tree becoming 30 m. tall: net like leaves 
cone 
opposite, 4-ranked, 1-4 mm. long, acute: staminate ament 3-4 mm. long: 
sub- E 5-6 mm. long, glabrous: see 
3—4 long, smooth. [Juniperus vir 
gin ]— REDP-CEDAR.) —Dr or 
arely swamps, nearly throughout 
east the Great Pl The foliage is 
strong scented. The durable heart-wood 
is used in cabinet e put es spe cially for 
lead-pencils. The uch eaten 
by birds and the seeds a "widely dis- 
tributed. E ie: reaches its maximum 
developm in region, forming pure 
dur ERN in the so-called Cedar Dun 
n the Interior Do Plateau provine 
2. S. sili ud Small. Tree zd ho 
virginiana in habit, but with shor and d 
rather o leaves, the is atively m apex elosely appressed: staminate 
ament 4— g: uis or ellipsoid-ovoid, 3—4 mm. long. [S. bar- 
badensis E L SE. U U. S.) ]-— (SOUTHERN RED-CEDAR.)—Sand and clay soil, Coastal 
Plain n T. I.)—With the same qualities and a source 
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the me produe as ce preeeding. The natural supply has been ex- 
hausted through the EDS of peneil wood. 
FaAwiLY3. TAXACEHAE — Yew FAMILY 
Evergreen shrubs or trees, mostly destitute of resin, the buds sealy. 
Leaves distichously spreading: blades narrow, entire. Staminate ament 
