I. JUNIPERUS Linn. 
Juniperus Linn. Gen. pl. n. 1434. Gártner Carpolog. II. 62. t. 91. 
Schkuhr Handb. t. 338. Richard Conif. 131. t. 5. 6. Nees jun. 
Gen. pl. Flor. germ. II. 129. ]Meisner Gen. 352. (263.) Endl. 
Gen. pl. n. 1789. Spach in Annal. sc. nat. 2. Ser. XVI. 282. 
Hist. nat. Veg. phaner. XI. 308. Juniperus et Cedrus Tournef. 
Inst. 361. "Thuiecarpus Trautvett. Imag. plant. 11. 
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Flores dioici aut rarius in ramis diversis monoici. Sta- 
minig. Ámenta axillaria v. subterminalia, globosa, nuda v. 
basi foliis imbricatis calyculata. Stamina plurima, iu axi 
decussatim opposita v. ternatim verticillata, quadri-sex- 
fariam imbricata; filamenta brevissima, in connectivi pro- 
cessum excentrice peltatum, squamaformem suborbicula- 
tum, membranaceum aut coriaceum, muticum v. inucro- 
natum, subtus margine inferiore loculos 3 v. 6 longitudi- 
naliter dehiscentes gerentem producta.  Seminif. Amenta 
axillaria v. in ramulis lateralibus solitarie terminalia. Squa- 
img gemmulifere carnose, sub apice breviter mucronatze, 
in verticillis 2— 53 ternata: v. decussatim opposite, omnes 
imbricati:i approximate et plus minus inter se in involu- 
crum apice pervium coalitee, extimz breviores steriles, in- 
timc basi gezmmulam unicam v. duas collaterales gerentes. 
Gemmulg erect, atrope, micropyle terminali in collum 
breve producta lagenzformes. ^ Galbulus e squamis car- 
nosis et e seminibus osseis, distinctis v. rarissime in puta- 
minis speciem inter se coalitis drupaceus, vertice umbili- 
catus, levis v. tuberculatus, 3—6— 8 spermus v. sepius 
abortu monospermus. Semina erecta, subtriquetra, in- 
