OF ORNAMENTAL TREES. 139 



forming a calyx. Stamens three. Female, 

 calyx 3-parted. Petals three. Styles three. 

 Berry 3 -seeded, irregular. .^V 



1. J. COMMUNES, Linnceus. Leaves in threes, 

 spreading, mucronate. Berries longish. 

 Common juniper. Native of Europe and 

 America. 



When usually seen in gardens, it is but a 

 shrub, tied up into shapes pyramidal and 

 conical; when left to itself, without the inter- 

 ference of knife or string, it forms a very 

 picturesque small tree. There is such a 

 specimen at Bartram, measuring thirty -five 

 feet high, and two and a half feet in circum- 

 ference. It is growing on a dry loam with 

 a gravelly subsoil, which seems to suit it 

 admirably. There are several varieties, 

 amongst which I am inclined to include the 

 Swedish juniper, J. suecica, Miller. 



They may be easily raised from seed sown 

 as soon as ripe ; or by cuttings put in sandy 

 soil early in the fall, and protected from frost 

 through the winter. 



2. J. EXCELS A of Bieberstein. A Siberian 

 species, with a fine erect habit of growth and 

 glaucous foliage; ought to be hardy in this 



