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A prostrate shrub, trailing along the ground, and not rising 

 more than six or eight inches high, but spreading over a large 

 space. 



It is found in the United States of America, on the sandy 

 beaches of Lake Huron, and the hills along the Missouri 

 River, near Fort Mandan. 



No. 21. Juniperus recurva, Don, the Drooping Indian 



Juniper. 

 Syn. Juniperus incurva, Hamilton. 

 repanda, Hort. 



canescens, E. I. Comp. 



Nepalensis, Rinz. 



This is called "Aroo," and "Uguroo," (Eagle's Bush), in Nepal, 

 probably from its growing among the rocks where the eagles 

 resort. 



Leaves in threes, linear-lanceolate, bristly-pointed, loosely 

 rubricated, and convex beneath. Branches and branchlets re- 

 curved, pendulous, not very numerous, and easily distinguished 

 from all the other Indian species, by the persistent chaffy leaves 

 of the past year, and by the mixture of the brown half-decayed 

 chaffy ones of the past year with the greenish-gray ones of 

 the present. Bark rough brown, curling up and scaling off. A 

 bush, or low tree, very graceful in habit, growing from four to 

 ten feet in height. It is found in Gossainthan, in Nepal, and in 

 Bhotan, at an elevation of from 8000 to 10,000 feet, a small, 

 but elegant tree ; and in higher elevations, only a scrubby 

 bush. Berries roundish oval, deep purple or nearly black when 

 ripe, with a shining smooth surface ; each berry contains only 

 one seed. The berries and branches are burnt as incense in 

 temples, and in other magical incantations, by the natives. 



The sexes of this species are on different plants, and both 

 very dissimilar in appearance ; the male has longer and looser- 

 foliage, and a denser appearance ; while the female form has 

 much shorter and more closely imbricated, three-rowed leaves, 

 and a slenderer appearance ; the female form is that which is 

 most common in collections. 

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