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Var. nana, Loudon. 



Var. alpina, Gordon. 



A prostrate shrub seldom more than 1 ft high. Branchlets 

 stouter than in the typical form, and very dense. Leaves shorter, 

 less spreading, \-\ in, long. Fruit smaller. An alpine form 



Fig. 52.— JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS, var. OB LONG A PENDULA. 

 a, drooping spray ; 6, Inner surface of leaf ; c, section of leaf, showing dorsal resin canal. 



probably produced by climatic conditions. Intermediates con- 

 nect it with the type. 



Var. oblonga, Loudon. 



A bush 4 ft. high, of very slow growth. Leaves f in. long. 

 Fruit small, \ in. in diameter, oblong. Seeds sohtary or in pairs. 

 Apparently not recently seen in cultivation in England. 



