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He also records — 



C. torulosa, Don, var. nana, Gord. (" Pinetum," 71). 

 Syn. : var. minima, Hort. 

 A very dwarf compact form, without detailed descrip- 

 tion. I can no longer trace this plant in cultivation. 

 It was listed in the catalogue of the old Lawson Nursery 

 at Edinburgh in 1875, and possibly later. 



JUNIPERUS. 



Among the junipers will be found some of the most 

 indispensable of dwarf conifers. Taking them on the 

 whole, they are possibly the most useful. They are easy 

 to grow and easy to propagate ; nearly all are indestructibly 

 hardy, and they supply us with every variety of shape 

 we can require : prostrate mats ; small cushions ; upright, 

 fastigiate, and conical forms, in various colours of green, 

 blue, and gold ; and were I restricted to one dwarf conifer 

 alone, my choice would undoubtedly fall upon J. com- 

 munis, var. compressa. 



The junipers are not easy to separate, and in some cases, 

 in the absence of fruit, identification is almost impossible. 

 There are four species that supply us with the most of 

 our dwarf forms — namely, J. communis, J. Virginiana, 

 J. Sabina, and J. Chinensis. The first invariably bears 

 nothing but juvenile awl-shaped foliage; the other three 

 bear both in greater or lesser proportions. The other 

 three may be roughly distinguished from one another as 

 follows: The juvenile foliage of J. Virginiana and J. 

 Sabina is very similar ; leaves in opposite pairs, the inner 

 side of each leaf being covered (except the margins) 

 with a glaucous white band. Their adult scale-like 

 foliage is slightly different — that of the former being 

 narrow and finely pointed, that of the latter being humped 

 with a round blunt apex; the latter also has a strong dis- 

 agreeable smell when crushed. 



The juvenile foliage of J, Chinensis is usually borne in 



