THE JUNIPER. 167 



DOUBTFUL KINDS, OR THOSE OF WHICH LITTLE 



IS KNOWN. 



No. 37. Juniperus c^isia, Carriere. 



This kind is said to belong to the Savin tribe, and to have 

 been found in the north of Europe, where it is said to be an 

 erect bush, with numerous ascending branches and branchlets, 

 covered with opposite smooth, glossy leaves, rounded on the 

 under side, and glaucous blue above, more or less needle-shaped, 

 or lanceolate and spreading. Probably Juniperus Virginiana 

 glauca, which is sometimes named J. cassia. 



No 38. Juniperus Cerrosianus, Kellogg, the Island of Cerros 



Juniper. 



Leaves small, ovate-acute, closely imbricated, with a sunken 

 gland on the back, and arranged in six directions. Berries 

 oblong or egg-shaped, brownish purple, thickly covered with a 

 white glaucous bloom, and containing three seeds. 



It forms a dense bush, or small tree, with horizontal, spread- 

 ing branches, found on the Cerros Island, in California. 



No. 39. Juniperus plochyderma, Torrey. 



Of this kind little is known, beyond that it forms a low 

 tree, with very long and widely extended branches, on the 

 Zimi and Colorado Mountains, in New Mexico. 



No. 40. Juniperus racemosa, Risso. 



A kind said to be found in the south of Europe, by M. Risso, 

 probably in Naples. 



No. 41. Juniperus sPilerica glauca, Fortune, the Glaucous 



Chinese Juniper. 

 Syn. Juniperus sp., nova, Fortune. 

 Mr. Fortune states that this kind is found in the north of 

 China, growing from 15 to 20 feet high, with quite a white or 

 glaucous appearance, even at a great distance. 



