132 JUNIPERUS, OR 



America and Northern India, belong to very different species. 

 The following are its varieties, viz. : 



Juniperus communis Suecica, Loudon, Swedish Juniper. 



Syn. Juniperus vulgaris arborea, Bauhin. 

 Suecica, Miller. 



fastigiata, Knight. 



communis fastigiata, Loudon. 



Leaves spreading, shorter than those of the species, more 

 distant and sharper-pointed. Branches ascending, compressed, 

 and forming a sharp-pointed cone, with a very distinct upright 

 appearance. Berries larger and longer than those of the com- 

 mon Juniper, of a dark purple colour, and smooth. 



It is a native of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Russia, 

 and attains to a greater size than the common Juniper in those 

 countries, frequently attaining a height of 20 feet. 



In the forest of Fontainebleau, in France, this variety has 

 attained the height of 50 feet, and produced most excellent 

 timber. 



Juniperus communis Hibernica, Loddiges, the Irish Juniper. 



Syn. Juniperus stricta, Hort. 

 pyramidalis, Hort 



Hibernica, Loddiges. 



communis stricta, Carriere. 



A pyramidal variety, with erect branches and rather spread- 

 ing, short, angular branchlets, having its leaves shorter and less 

 pointed than those of the species, and with the branches less 

 compressed than those of the Swedish Juniper (J. c. Suecica). 



It is a handsome variety, found on the mountains in Ireland. 



Juniperus communis Cracovia, Loddiges, the Cracow 



Juniper. 



This variety forms a robust, erect, loose bush, intermediate 

 between the common and Swedish Junipers ; found at Cracow, 

 in Poland. 



