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

 the Cedar Island in Lal>e Champlain, and in the district of 

 Maine, from whence it spreads without intermission to Cape 

 Florida, and thence round the Gulf of Mexico, a distance of 

 more than 3000 miles; in Virginia and the more Southern 

 States, it is common, but is only seen in the form of a shrub in 

 the open, dry, sandy soils of the Western States. 



There are the following varieties : 



Juniperus Virginiana Carolinian A, Loddiges, the Carolina 



Red Cedar. 



Syn. Juniperus Caroliniana, Du Roi. 

 Virginiana sparsifolia, Hovt. 



stricta, H ort. 



A fine, upright variety, with a compact habit, and leaves 

 more or less spreading, acerose or lanceolate, decurrent, scat- 

 tered, and glaucous on the upper surface. Berries very small, 

 oval and of a violet colour when ripe. 



A desirable variety, on account of its upright habit. 



Juniperus Virginiana Barbadensis, Loudon. 

 Syn. Juniperus Virginiana Australis., Carriere. 



gracilis, Hovt. 



Bedfordiana, Knight. 



Gossainthanea, Loddiges. 



Barbadensis, Michaux. 



This variety has much slenderer branches, which are reflected 

 at the extremities, and frequently drooping; branchlets very 

 numerous, long, straight, slim, and frequently pendent. Leaves 

 in opposite pairs, or in whorls of three, needle-shaped, straight, 

 narrow, and sharp-pointed on young plants; but very short 

 and blunt-pointed on those of the adult plants, and closely 

 imbricated. 



A tree growing 50 or 60 feet high, with a trunk one foot 

 and a half in diameter. 



