192 Select Plants for Industrial Culture 



Juniperus recurva, Hamilton. 



On the Himalayas, from 7,500 to 15,000 feet. A tree attaining 80 

 feet in height according to J. Hoopes. 



Juniperus sphserica, Lindley. 



North-China. A handsome tree, sometimes to 40 feet high. 



Juniperus Virginiana, Linne". 



North- American Pencil-Cedar or Red Cedar, extending to 45 N.L. 

 eastward and to 52 westward; likes limestone-subsoil. A drooping 

 variety exists. Hardy still in Christiania. A handsome tree, rarely 

 to 90 feet high, supplying a fragrant timber; it is dense, fine-grained, 

 light and of pleasant odor; the inner part is of a beautiful red color; 

 the outer is white; it is much used for pencils; one of the best of all 

 woods for buckets, tubs and casks. Simmonds observes, that fence- 

 posts of this wood last for ages. Of wonderful durability for railway 

 cross-ties (Barney). The heartwood is almost imperishable (Vasey), 

 nor is it bored by insects. The tree grows best near the sea, but is 

 rather independent of soil and locality. Rate of growth in Nebraska 

 according to Governor Furnas 26 inches stem-girth at 2 feet from the 

 ground in 12 years. One cwt. of wood yields in distillation at an 

 average 28 ounces of fragrant oil used for scented soaps (Piesse, 

 Lubin.) 



Juniperus Wallichiana, J. Hooker and Thomson. 



From the Indus to Sikkim, at elevations from 9,000 to 15,000 feet. 

 Attains a height of about 60 feet. Desirable for transfer to any Alps. 

 Wood similar to that of J. excelsa (Stewart and Brandis). 



Justicia Adhatoda, Linne\ 



India; enduring the climate of the lowlands of Victoria. This 

 bush possesses anti-spasmodic and febrifugal properties. ' It can be 

 utilized also as a hedge-plant. 



Kentia Baueri, Seemann. (Rhopalostylis Bauer i, H. Wendland and Drude.) 

 The Norfolk-Island Palm. Height to 40 feet. 



Kentia Beccarii, F. v. Mueller. (Nengella montana, Beccari.) 



On the mountains of New Guinea, up to 4,500 feet. This slender 

 palm is only a few feet high and eligible for domestic decoration. 



Kentia Belmoriana, Moore and Mueller. (Howea Belmoriana, Beccari.) 



The Curly Palm of Lord Howe's Island; about 40 feet high. With 

 its congeners evidently designed to grace our gardens, and to become 

 also important for horticultural traffic abroad. K. Fosteriaua is a close 

 ally, restricted to the same island. 



Kentia Canterburyana, Moore and Mueller. (Hedyscepe Canterbury ana, H. 

 Wendland and Drude.) 



Umbrella-palm of Lord Howe's Island. Likewise a tall and hardy 

 palm, growing at or below 2,000 feet altitude. 



