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No. 9. JuNiPERUS OxYCEDRUS, Lhiii., the Prickly Cedar, or 

 large brown-fruited Juniper. 

 Syn. Juniperus Monspeliensium, Lobel. 

 33 33 Oxycedrus Phojnicea, Dodon. 



Leaves, dull green, distant, three in a whorl, spreading, very 

 sharp pointed, lanceolate, with two furrows on the upper side, 

 angular below, and nearly the same colour on both sides. 

 Branches, furrowed ; branchlets angular, slender, and rather 

 pendant at the points. Berries, round, very large, smooth, 

 numerous, and chestnut brown, marked with two white lines on 

 the apex. 



A shrub or small tree, mostly with a centre stem, about ten 

 or twelve feet high, with rather an open pendulous appearance, 

 the berries of which are used for flavourina: Sfin. 



It is found growing on the Apennines at an elevation of 

 3,000 feet, in the South of France, and is common in Spain 

 and Portugal, and the countries bordering the Mediterranean, 

 growing on the sea coast. 



It is quite hardy. 



No. 10. Juniperus rigida, Siebold, the Stiff-leaved Japan 



Juniper. 

 Syn. Juniperus oblonga pendula, Loudon. 

 „ ,3 pendula vera, Hort. 



Leaves, in whorls of three, lanceolate, very rigid ; half an 

 inch long, widest at the base, and tapering to a long rounded 

 sharp point ; concave and glaucous above ; slightly keeled, or 

 ribbed along the middle ; convex, or channelled and bright 

 green on the under side, and without any footstalks. Branches, 

 few, scattered and rather fastigiate on the stem, but with the 

 ends recurved and pendant ; smaller branches, quite pendant, 

 straight, very slender, flexible, angular, and of a dull yellow 

 colour. Berries, solitary, globular, or oblong ; smooth, and of 

 a violet glaucous colour ; nearly sessile, or on very short branch- 

 lets, covered with oval-pointed short leaves. 



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