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J. Sabina variegata has no particular merit 

 to recommend it, the yellowish variegation being 

 spotty and irregular. It has the same habit as the 

 species. 



J. SPH^RiCA, Lindley. Northern China. 

 1846. — This is a distinct species of tidy outline, 

 rather inclined to be conical, but relieved of 

 formality by the extending, tufted, and finely 

 divided branchlets. The foliage is of a bright 

 and pleasant green ; while the fruit, which is 

 irregularly produced, is oval. 



J. SPH^RICA GLAUCA, Gordon. (Synonym : 

 J. Sheppardi, Hort.) As seen in cultivation has 

 a winter attraction that renders it of value where 

 low -growing and bright -foliaged shrubs are in 

 demand. The leaves are silvery white, rather 

 stiff and sharp-pointed, while the branches and 

 branchlets are numerous, and impart a dense, 

 spreading habit to the specimen. 



J. THURiFERA, LiuncBiis. Inccuse Juniper. 

 Spain, Algiers. 1752. — This can hardly be gener- 

 ally recommended, as I have known well-estab- 

 lished specimens to suffer much from frost. When 

 seen at its best it is highly ornamental, and of dis- 

 tinct habit of growth, from the lower branches being 

 spreading, while those farther up have an erect 

 growth. The leaves are greyish green and scale-like. 



J. VIRGINIANA, LinncBus. Red Cedar. North 

 America, Hudson's Bay to Florida, and on the 

 west side of Colorado and Vancouver Island. 

 1664. — This is the largest-growing of any of the 

 junipers in this country — the largest not only as 

 regards height, but as regards bulk of stem as 

 well. The timber is of excellent quality and used 



