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I have never met with an old specimen of the so-called 

 J. Sinensis procumbens, hort. ; if it retains the habit of the 

 young specimens it should be called J. Chinensis, var. 

 umbraculifera. 



J. Chinensis, var. pyramidalis, Beiss. 



Syn. : J. Japonica pyramidalis, Carr. (" Conif.," ii. 

 32). 

 J. pyramidalis glauca, Hort. 

 J. Japonica, Hort aliq. 



A vigorous shrub forming a narrow, compact pyramid. 

 Branches erect. Branchlets numerous. Leaves nearly 

 always acicular, in whorls of threes; very stiff, thick, 

 keeled below, concave and very glaucous green above; 

 acuminate, 4 to 10 mm. long. Adult scale-like foliage 

 very rarely borne. 



Carriere states that adult foliage is acquired late and 

 only when the plant is old. I have never seen adult foliage 

 on any specimen of this form, which is distinguished by its 

 neat upright habit and extremely glaucous foliage. 



J. Chinensis, var. nana, Hochst. (" Conif.," 90, 1882). 



A form I received without description from the Arnold 

 Arboretum. Extremely slow-growing. On the specimens 

 I received the adult foliage largely predominated, and it 

 would appear to be the erect form of var. globosa, its 

 sprays being similar to that variety in size and general 

 appearance. 



J. communis. — Under the name of J. communis most 

 authorities nowadays group the many geographical forms 

 of this species that one meets in cultivation under separate 

 names, and the result is most confusing. 



J. communis now includes : 



(1) J. nana, Willd. ; J. alpina, Clus. ; 



(2) J. Canadensis, Lodd.; J. C. depressa, Pursh; 



(3) J. hemispherica, Presl. ; 



(4) J. hispanica, Booth; J. " hibernica compressa "; 



