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triangular, imbricated, and compressed, but increasing in size 

 and length towards the points of the shoots, and spreading out 

 into rather long, awl-shaped, recurved leaves. Branches rising 

 upwards and spreading out at the summits. Branchlets alter- 

 nate, stout, and rendered angular by the decurrent base of the 

 the leaves ; the cone-bearing ones of various lengths, and 

 covered with very small scaled-formed leaves, particularly at 

 the base of the cones. Cones terminal, egg-shaped, or oblong- 

 cylindrical, tapering to both ends, blunt at the apex, and com- 

 posed of several unequal-sized scales, the smaller ones being 

 towards the base, and all rising from the same point at the 

 base upwards, imbricated, and furnished with a stout, short- 

 curved, blunt point on the back near the end of the scale, pro- 

 jecting outwards. 



A small tree, or large bush, growing from eight to ten feet 

 high, with a straight stem, and fastigiate head, a little ex- 

 tended at the top, and nearly evergreen. 



It is found in many parts of China, particularly in the pro- 

 vinces of Shan-Tung and Kiang-nan, and is planted along the 

 margins of rice fields about Canton. 



The Chinese name for this tree is "Then-tsong" (Water 

 Pine), on account of its growing in places frequently inundated 

 by water, and along the margins of rice fields. 



It is tolerably hardy in England. 



Gen, JUNIPERUS.* Linnceus. The Juniper. 



Flowers, dioecious, or male and female on different plants. 

 The males, axillary or terminal catkins ; the female ones small 

 axillary bud-like bodies, bracteated at the base. 



* Some writers derive the word Juniperus from " J uniores pariens," 

 the young and old leaves and berries being on the plant at the same 

 time ; but the plant having been used for purposes of abortion, obviously 

 gives its true derivation from " Juvenus" and " Pario." 



