294 THE BOOK OP EVERGREENS. 



Catalogue. This differs from the species in its light glau- 

 cous color ; thus imparting to the tree a silvery appear- 

 ance, quite in contrast to the usual type. It is as hardy 

 with us as the common form. 



Tar. variegata alba, and aurea, Sort. VARIEGATED- 

 LEAVED RED CEDARS. The first of these varieties is pret- 

 tily marked with white spots and stripes, and the latter 

 has yellow marblings. Owing to the dark hue of the 

 foliage, these variegations are more conspicuous than 

 usual, and to be recommended to lovers of $uch sports. 



Var, Carolmiana, Loddiges, is thus described by Gor- 

 don : " A fine upright variety, with a compact habit, and 

 leaves more or less spreading, acerose or lanceolate, de- 

 current, scattered, and glaucous on the upper surface. 

 Berries very small, oval, and of a violet color when ripe." 



Var, (lumosa, Carrier e. Syn. J. Scholli, Hort. Gor- 

 don says of this : " A bushy variety of the Red Cedar, 

 with a roundish, spreading, but compact head, largest at 

 the top, and with the leaves either very acute pointed, 

 spreading and straight, or scale-formed, and closely im- 

 bricated in four* rows." We obtained this a number of 

 years since from a French collection, and if we have the 

 true plant, do not consider it of sufficient interest to re- 

 commend-it for cultivation. 



3. CYPRESS-L.IKE JUNIPERS. CUPRESSOIDES. 



Leaves, in opposite pairs, four-rowed, small, scale-formed, 

 and closely imbricated in the adult plants. Fruit, more 

 or less angular, and furnished with external bracts, or 

 humps. 



18, J, caosia, Carrier e. GLAUCOUS JUNIPER. Syn. J. 

 alba, Knight ; J. fragrans, Paul. "Leaves opposite, with 



