112 JUNIPERUS ; OR 



No. 25. JuNiPERUS THURiFERA, LinncBus, the Spanish Juniper. 



Syn. Juniperus Hispanica, Miller. 



f, „ -^oophora, unze. 



Leaves, in twos, opposite, very small, narrow, glaucous-grey, 

 loosely imbricated, in four rows, spreading at the points, rigid, 

 straight, and sharp -pointed, concave at the base on the upper 

 side, convex at the back, stem-clasping, and without any gland 

 on the under side ; stem erect, covered thickly with branches 

 all round, and curved upwards at the points ; branchlets, very 

 dense, short, all growing on the outer side, curving upwards, 

 and forming a dense pyramidal head, tapering to quite a point 

 at the top. Berries, very large, solitary, obovate or egg-shaped, 

 glaucous-black when ripe, reddish brown when immature, and 

 bright green when young, and growing at the points of the 

 smaller branchlets, which are entirely covered with small im- 

 bricated leaves. 



A very handsome, dense, pyramidal, small tree, branching to 

 the ground, and tapering to quite a sharp point, and attaining a 

 height of 30 or 40 feet. 



It is found on the mountains in the province of Seville, in 

 Spain, and in Portugal, at an elevation of 3000 to 4500 feet 

 above the sea. 



It is quite hardy. 



No. 26. Juniperus Virginiana, £, the Virginian or Red 



Cedar. 

 Syn. Juniperus arborescens, Mcench. 

 „ „ Caroliniana, Loddiges. 



„ „ Virginiana humilis, Loddiges. 



„ „ vulgaris, Carriere. 



,, major Americana, Parkinson. 



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Leaves, in twos, opposite, and four-rowed ; but frequently 

 in whorls of three on the young shoots, those on the adult 

 plants closely imbricated, very small, and sharp-pointed ; but 

 afterwards, as they get older, become spread out at the 



