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A HANDBOOK OF CONIFERS 



different trees. Fruit ripening in one year, sub-globular or ovoid, 

 up to I in. long, often glaucous. Seeds 1-2, ovoid, furrowed, 

 shining brown. 



There are numerous varieties in cultivation, some of the most 

 distinct being : — 



Fig. 60.—JUNIPERUS VIRGIN IAN A. 



a, spray ; h, branchlet with scale and needle leaves ; c, branclijet with scale leaves. 



Var. argentea. 

 Young shoots and leaves silvery. 



Var. aureo-spica. 

 Tips of young shoots golden. 



