JUNIPEBUS 75 



J. Sabina, Linn. 



The common savin rarely exceeds 10 feet in height, and 

 may therefore be utilised for a time. It comes from 

 Central and Southern Europe. 



J. Sabina, var. tamariscifolia, Alton (" Hort. Kew.," 

 iii. 414, 1789). 

 This form, commonly known as the Spanish Savin, 

 but occurring also in Sicily, Roumeha, and Greece, makes 

 a low-spreading shrub of ascending branches, bearing 

 both juvenile and adult foliage of a glaucous blue- green. 

 This soon covers a wide space. In Glasnevin Botanic 

 Gardens are two very old specimens, one of typical 

 growth, the other with a leader artificially trained up, 

 making a very low wide pyramid. 



J. Sabina, var. humilis, Endl. (" Syn. Conif .," 23). 



Syn. : var. cupressifolia, Ait. ; 

 var. nana, Carr. ; 

 var. femina, Hort. 

 A pretty, compact, very dwarf form bearing both 

 juvenile and adult fohage. Branches upright and wide- 

 spreading, 1 to 2 inches in height. Branchlets crowded. 

 This form soon spreads over the ground, and is commonly 

 known as the " carpet juniper." The juvenile foliage is 

 very fine and fern- like. 



J. Sabina, var. humilis aurea variegata. 



A sport which occurred in my own garden; a portion of 

 an old specimen which layered itself, producing branchlets 

 with, in some cases, entirely golden fohage, and in others 

 with a considerable portion of the fohage golden- yellow. 



Two other forms of J. Sabina near to var. humilis are 

 vars. " Knap Hill " and " Vo7i Ehren.'' 



J. Sabina, var. variegata, Hayne ("Dend. FL," 204, 1822). 

 A slow- growing form of the type, making a small 

 upright shrub; branches crowded; foliage tipped with 

 white. 



