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is known to rise seventy-five feet. Probably identi- 
cal with the Himalayan Pencil Cedar (Juniperus re- 
ligiosa, Royle); it isremarkable for its reddish, close- 
grained wood. 
Juniperus communis, L.—One of the three native 
conifere of Britain, attaining under favorable circum- 
stances a height of nearly fifty feet ; of medicinal uses; 
the berries also used in the preparation of gin. 
Juniperus drupacea, Labill.— Plum Juniper. <A 
very handsome, long-leaved Juniper, the Habhel of 
Syria. It attains a height of thirty feet, and produces 
a sweet, edible fruit, highly esteemed throughout the 
Orient. 
Juniperus excelsa, Bieberst.—In Asia Minor, two 
to six thousand feet above the sea-level. A stately 
tree, sixty feet high. 
Juniperus flaccida, Schlecht.—In Mexico, five to 
seven thousand feet high. A tree of thirty feet in 
height, rich in a resin similar to Sandarach. 
Juniperus foetidissima, Willd.—A tall, beautiful tree 
in Armeniaand Tauria, five thousand to six thousand 
five hundred feet. 
Juniperus Mexicana, Schiede.—Mexico at an eleva- 
tion of seven thousand to eleven thousand feet. A 
straight tree, ninety feet high, stem three feet in 
diameter, exuding copiously a resin similar to San- 
darac. 
Juniperus occidentalis, Hook. — North California 
and Oregon, at five thousand feet. A straight tree, 
eighty feet high, with a stem of three feet diametar. 
Juniperus Phcenicea, L.—South Europe and Orient. 
A small tree, twenty feet high, yielding an aromatic 
resin, 
