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In form it attains to a perfect cone at maturity, with 

 dense branches, that are almost covered with quite small, 

 bright green leaves. Loudon says the berries are about 

 the size of a pea, and pale yellow when ripe, which is not 

 until the end of two entire years. The same author says 

 it is much less common in collections than so fine a shrub 

 deserves to be. The female form of this species, known as 

 J. Phoenicia fcemina of Linnaeus, has also been described 

 as J. Langoldiana, and occasionally as Cupressus Devon- 

 iana. 



Var. Lycia, Loudon. LYCIAN JUNIPER. This very 

 distinct variety is known under many synonyms, and was 

 considered by Linnseus as a distinct species. It is scarcely 

 as large as the usual form, and more shrubby and spread- 

 ing in character. The fruit is also very dark, and much 

 larger than that borne by the species. In this country 

 we find it no hardier, but possibly rather more handsome 

 than the Phoenician Juniper. The gum known as oliba- 

 num, of a bitter, pungent taste and strong odor, and which 

 is used in many of the churches during particular religious 

 ceremonies, is extracted from this tree. Pallas mentions 

 the Lycian Juniper as growing in Siberia as a creeping 

 shrub. It is entirely hardy in England, and very much 

 admired. 



21, J, sphaerica, Lindley. GLOBULAR-FRUITED JUNI- 

 PER. Syn. J. Fortunii, of Van Houtte's Catalogue ; J. 

 Ohinensis Smithii, Loudon. Leaves, small, binate, oppo- 

 site, scale-formed, obtuse, imbricated, spreading at the 

 apex, bright green color. Branches, numerous, spreading, 

 incurved, slender, with many quadrangular small branch- 

 lets. Fruit, medium to large, globular, smooth, light vi- 

 olet color. 



This very handsome Juniper is unfortunately too tender 

 for our climate, at least such has been our own experience, 

 and we have not seen it in any other collection. In the 

 most northern portions of China, according to Fortune, it 



