JUNIPERUS 



JUNIPERUS 



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hranchlets slender: Ivs. acicular and spreading or scale- 

 liKe, imbricate, rliombic, obtuse, opposite, often biuish 

 ?reeii; fr. %-% in. across, sliining, witli 3-G seeds. S. 

 Eu.,N. Afr. 



8. Calif6rnica, Carr. Fig. 1202. Pyramidal tree, to 40 

 ft., or slirub witb many erect branches; brauclilets 

 ratlier stout: Ivs. usually in 3's, imbricate, rhombic, ob- 

 tuse, thick, yellowish green, with conspicuous gland, 

 )nly on vigorous branches acicular: fr. Ji-X in. long, 

 vith bluish bloom and with 1-2 large seeds. Calif. S.S. 

 10:517. R.H. 1854, p. 353. 



DD. Color of fr. blnish black or blue, with Juicy, 



resinous flesh. 



E. Imbricate Ivs. usually in 3's, minutehj denticulate. 



9. occidentEllis, Hook. Tree, to 40 feet, rarely to 60 

 ft., with spreading branches forming a broad, low head, 

 or shrub with several upright stems: branchlets stout 

 and thick, imbricate, ovate, acute, grayish green, rarely 

 acicular: fr. subglobose or ovoid, M-Jiin. long, with 

 2-3 seeds. Washington to Calif. S.S. 10:521. 



EE. Imbricate Ivs. opposite, entire or nearly so. 



F. Seeds of fr. 2-6. 



a. Shape of imbricate Ivs. acute: branchlets slender. 



10. ezc^lsa, Bieb. Tree, to 60 feet, with pyramidal 

 head and upright or spreading branches: Ivs. ovate, 

 spreading, in 3's, on the lower branches, but mostly 

 opposite, rhombic, bluish green: fr. bluish black, 

 bloomy, globular, aboiit Jsin. across, with 3-6 seeds. 

 Greece, W. Asia to Himal. Gt. Ki, p. 209. Var. Btricta, 

 Hort. Of upriglit, columnar habit, with very glaucous 

 foliage. Var. veni^ista, Hort., seems hardly different 

 from the former. 



11. prdoera, Hochst. Tree, to 100 or 150 ft., similar to 

 the preceding : Ivs. in 3's, or opposite, lanceolate and 



1202. Janiperus Californica(XK). 



spreading or loosely appressed and ovate-lanceolate : 

 fr. globose, small, about J-j^ in. across, 2-')-seeded. Mts. 

 of E. Afr. — Probably the tallest species of the genus. 



GG. Shape of imbricate Ivs. obtuse. 



12. Chinfensis, Linn. Tree, to 60 ft., or shrub, some- 

 times procumbent : branches rather slender: Ivs. oppo- 

 site or whorled, linear, pointed and spreading, with a 

 white band above or scale-like, appressed, rhombic, ob- 

 tuse: fr. globular, brownish violet, bloomy, one-fifth to 



yi in. across, with 2 or 3 seeds. Himal., China, Japan. 

 S.Z. 126, 127. — Very variable in habit: the stamiuate 

 plant usually forms a much-branched, upright, pyra- 

 midal bush, often almost columnar, while the pistillate 

 has slender, spreading branches. They are therefore 

 often distinguished as var. miscula and var f^mina (var. 

 Reevesi, Hort.). The first one is the most desirable as 

 an ornamental plant. Var. arg^nteo-variegata, Hort. 

 Dwarf, dense form, with dimorph Ivs.: tips of branch- 

 lets mostly white. Var. ailrea, Hort. (var. mnscula 

 aurea, Hort.). Upright form, with the young branch- 

 lets golden yellow, the color becoming more brilliant in 

 the full sun. Var. p§ndula, Hort. With spreading 

 branches, pendulous at the extremities. Var. pyra- 

 midalis, Carr. Narrow, pyramidal form, with bluish 

 green, mostly needle-shaped foliage. Var. prociimbens, 

 Endl. (J. procumbens, Sieb. J. tlirponien , Carr.). 

 Dense, low shrub with spreading, s<>nietiuu'S procum- 

 bent branches and mostly acicular Ivs. in wtiorls, with 

 two white lines above, longer and stciuter than in the 

 type. S.Z. 127, fig. 3. Var. prociimbens aiirea, Hort. 

 Branches robust and long, decumbt-nt, with rather few 

 branchlets, young growth golden yclhiw at first, cliang- 

 ing to light green. Var. procumbens 41bo-varieg4ta, 

 Hort. Rather dense, bluish green form, variegated with 

 white. Var. procumbens ailreo-varieg4ta, Hort. Dwarf, 

 dense form, variegated with golden yellow. 



13. sphaerica, Lindl. {J. FMunei, Van Houtte). 

 Similar to the former. Densely branched shrub or tree, 

 to 30 ft., with upright branches: branchlets short, 

 rather thick, quadrangular: Ivs. acicular and whqrled, 

 but less rigid than those of the former, or scale-like, 

 rhombic-oblong, somewhat spreading : fr. globular, 

 about H in. across, not bloomy, 3-seeded. N. China. 

 P.P.G. 1, p. 59. Var. glaiica, Gord. {J. Shiphardi, Hort. ) . 

 Dense form, with usually needle-shaped glaucous fo- 

 liage. 



FF. Seeds of fr. IS, small, %-% in. across. 



14. Virginiina, Linn. Red Cedar. Savin. Pig. 1203. 

 Tree, to 100 ft., with conical head and spreading or up- 

 right branches: Ivs. acicular, spiny-pointed, spreading 

 or scale-like, rhombic, acute or subacute, imbricate, 

 very small: fr. brownish violet, bloomy, globular or 

 ovoid. Canada to Fla., east of the Rocky Mts. S S. 

 10:.524. G. P. 8:65; 10: 145. -A very variable species. 

 Some of the most important varieties are the following: 

 Var. Albo-variegita, Hort. Branchlets variegated with 

 white. Var. avireo-varieg&ta, Hort. With golden yellow 

 variegation. Var. Barbadfensis, Gord, (var. gracilis, 

 Sarg. Var. Bed ford itina, Vfitch. J. Bermtididna, 

 Hort., not Linn.). Tree, with slender, spreading 

 branches, pendulous at the extremities: Ivs. bright 

 green, spiny-pointed, mostly needle-shaped on the cult, 

 plants. Gulf states, Jamaica, Barbadoes. Tender. Var. 

 dumosa, Carr. Dense shrub, forming a rounded pyra- 

 mid, with mostly needle-shaped, bright green Ivs. Var. 

 elegantissima, Hort. Tips of young branchlets golden 

 yellow. Var. glaiica, Carr. Vigorous-growing form, 

 with glaucous foliage. Var. pSndula, Carr. With spread- 

 ing limbs and slender, pendulous branches: Ivs. usu- 

 ally scale-like. Var. pyramid^Iis, Carr. Dense, colum- 

 nar form, with the foliage glaucous (var. pjjraniidAtis 

 glaiica) or bright green (var. pyramidcMis viridis). 

 Var. r^ptans, Beissn. Low shrub, with horizontally 

 spreading, procumbent branches and slender, curving 

 branchlets: bright green. M.D.6. 1896:296. Probably 

 the same as var. horizontalis, Arb. Kew. Var. Schbtti, 

 Hort. A dwarfish, dense, pyramidal form, with bright 

 green and rather light foliage. Var. tripartita, Hort. 

 A dwarf, spreading form, densely branched, with acicu- 

 lar, glaucous Ivs. — The dwarf forms are often very simi- 

 lar to J. Sabina and hard to distinguish without frs. 

 except by the strong, disagreeable odor of the bruised 

 branchlets of the latter. 



15. scopuldnuu, Sarg. Closely allied to the preceding, 

 but considered by the author as a distinct species, 

 chiefly distinguished by the somewhat larger fr., ripen- 

 ing not until the second year; by its habit, formings 

 l»road head with stout, spreading branches and often 

 dividing into several stems near the base, and by its 

 shredding bark. The branchlets are somewhat shorter 

 and stouter, and the foliage usually glaucous or yellow- 



