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confounding it with Cupressus torulosa, a tree which in general 

 appearance it very much resembles when old, and may easily 

 be confounded with, by common observers ; but by its fruit it 

 is easily and at once distinguished, as well as by the ramifica- 

 tions of its branches, which are much shorter and less pendulous 

 in the Juniper than in the Cypress, and of a brighter green. 

 Again, the Juniperus religiosa seldom ever descends to a less 

 elevation than 9,000 feet in a natural state ; while Cupressus 

 torulosa is not to be found at a greater elevation than 7,000 or 

 8,000 feet, and which accounts for its tenderness in many parts 

 of England. 



Timber, red, close-grained, and exempt from the ravages of 

 insects. It is to be found in some collections as the Pencil or 

 Kooloo Juniper, is perfectly hardy, and resembles somewhat the 

 Chinese Juniper (J. Chinensis). 



No. 22. Juniperus Sabina, L. the Common Savin. 

 Syn. Juniperus Lusitanica, Miller (not of others). 



„ „ foctida Sabina, Spach. 



„ „ „ multicaulis, Spach. 



„ „ horizontalis, Monch. 



„ „ Sabina vulgaris, Endlicher. 



„ „ „ cupressifolia, Aiton. 



„ „ „ stricta, Hort. 



Leaves, in pairs, opposite, imbricated, oval, somewhat pointed, 

 convex on the back, awl-shaped, and remote. Branches, nearly 

 straight, very much ramified, younger ones entirely covered 

 with imbricated leaves, which have a very disagreeable odour, 

 and very bitter taste. Berries, of a blackish-purple colour, 

 generally one-seeded, small, oval, smooth, and about the size 

 of a small currant. 



A low, much-branched shrub, but sometimes growing six or 

 seven feet high on the Lower Alps in Southern Europe. It 

 occurs in the mountains of Lombardy, in the Apennines, on the 

 Pyrenees, in Greece, on the Spanish Peninsula, but always as 

 a mountain plant. It is also very abundant on the northern 

 and western slopes of the Alps, on the Altai and Taurian 

 mountains. 



