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dense in habit, with shorter and more numerous leaves 

 than that variety. We are unable to speak from our own 

 experience in regard to its hardiness, but according to 

 Sargent it is perfectly hardy and fine, and if we mistake 

 not, it succeeds at Flushing, L. I. 



Var. pcndula, Reid. This variety, although not very 

 distinct, deserves a place on our lawns ; for with proper 

 care in training and pruning, it makes a fine specimen. 

 The branchlets have a drooping tendency. It originated 

 at Elizabethtown, N. J., in the collection of the late Wm. 

 Reid. 



2. J. drupacea 9 Labitt. PLUM-FRUITED JUNIPER. 

 Leaves rather large, linear-lanceolate, spreading, very 

 acute, concave and glaucous above, convex and light green 

 below. Branches spreading. Fruit, very large, frequently 

 1 inch in diameter, roundish-ovate, axillary, solitary, dark 

 purplish color, with a handsome bloom. 



This rare species is almost unknown to cultivators in 

 this country, but is well deserving of cultivation. We 

 have had an opportunity of testing it fully for several 

 years, and have proven its adaptability to our climate. 



It is a native of the colder parts of Syria, where it gen- 

 erally attains the height of from 8 to 10 feet, but occa- 

 sionally forms quite a good-sized tree. The branches are 

 very numerous and spreading, and the general form of the 

 plant a regular cone. With us the fruit is not so large as 

 that described by foreign authors. Gordon speaks of it 

 in England as quite hardy, and the finest of all the Juni- 

 pers ; and we trust it will receive more attention in the 

 future with us, as our list of evergreen shrubs is so small 

 that we cannot afford to dispense with one so valuable as 

 this. 



3 J hemisphsBrica, Presl. HEDGE-HOG, OR GLOBULAR 

 JUNIPER. Syn. J. echinoformis, Rinz / J. Oxycedrus 

 echinoformis, Van Houtte's Catalogue. Leaves medium 



