294 PINACEAE 



JUNIFERVS— continued 



(b) Ls. awl-shaped and needle-like, in threes, directed 

 upwards, not jointed at base 



y. procumbens. Creeping Jumper. E. Ls. \, bluish grey with one green band | 



above. Japan. 

 y.recurva. Himalayan Juniper. 40. E. Usually a low shrub with long creeping 



stems. Ls. \, bluish grey without green band above. Berry \, brown to 



purple. Himalaya. (Fig. 44 y.) 

 J. squamata. 2. E. Like J. recurva, but Is. bright green. Himalaya. 



[c) Ls. mostly scale-like 



J. chinensis. Chinese Juniper. 60. E. Bark twisted, peeling in long strips. 

 In the male tree the lower branches are furnished with 2-banded needle- 

 like Is. in threes; in the female the Is. are scale-like except on small side 

 shoots and lower branches. Berry \, white with bloom when ripe. China. 

 (Fig. 44 X.) 



Variety albo-variegata. Shoots creamy white at tips. 

 Variety aurea. Young shoots yellow. 

 Variety glauca. Ls. bluish grey. 

 Variety Sargenti. Prostrate form. 



J. excelsa. Grecian Juniper. 40. E. Bark peeling in long strips; branches 

 curved up at ends. Needle Is. in opposite pairs, 2-banded, rarely present 

 on adult trees. Berry \, dark brown with blue bloom. Greece and Asia 

 Minor. 



J. occidentalis . Western Juniper. 50. E. Bark bright cinnamon-red, scaly. 

 Scale Is. in threes, closely pressed to stem, grey-green. Berry \, bluish 

 black, bloomy. West North America. 



J. phoenicea. 18. E. Branchlets tufted at ends. Scale Is. in threes, minutely 

 toothed; needle Is. 2-banded, in threes. Berry \, yellowish or reddish 

 brown. Mediterranean region. 



J. Sabina. Savin. 6. E. Spreading; strongly aromatic when bruised. Needle 

 Is. in opposite pairs, i -banded. Berry \, dark brown covered with blue 

 bloom. Central and South Europe. (Fig. 44 zz.) 



y. thurifera. Incense Juniper, Spanish Juniper. 40. E. Needle Is. in opposite 

 pairs, 2-banded. Berry \, blue. Spain and North Africa. 



J. virginiana. Red or Pencil Cedar. 100. E. Bark reddish brown, peeling in 

 strips. Needle Is. in opposite pairs, i -banded. Scale Is. pointed, in 

 opposite pairs. Berry J, blue, ripe in one season. North America. 

 (Fig. 44 z.) 



Variety glauca. Silver Juniper. 



KETELEERIA. Like Abies, but adult Is. keeled on both sides and pale green 

 below; buds with keeled scales. Ls. on young trees up to 2^, spiny-pointed. 

 Cone 8x2, erect, scales do not fall off. 



K. Davidiana. 100. E. Branchlets yellowish grey, hairy. China and 



Formosa. (Fig. 43 d.) 

 K. Fortiinei. 80. E. Branchlets orange-red, hairless. South-east China. 



LARIX. Larch. Branches alternate. Ls. linear, deciduous, in clusters on old 

 shoots, spirally arranged on leading shoots, pale green. Male fls. solitary, yellow, 



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