634 JUNIPERUS. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



JUNIPERUS. 



and growing in all sorts and conditions 

 of soil and climate, probably mere forms 

 of varieties have been considered species. 

 Some are too tender for our climate, 

 although of much value in their own, 

 while others are quite hardy and vigorous 



with us. Such beauty as the hardy kinds 

 possess is very much diminished by the 

 common way of planting among shrubs, 

 or, in the case of the pinetum, isolating in 

 grass, both ways being against their good 

 effect and even good cultivation. Where 

 possible the really effective way is to 

 group them. The good effect of this is 

 well seen in the case of the common 

 Savin, as indeed it would be in most of 

 the others, and where there is no room to 

 do this, and do them justice, it would be 

 better to leave them out altogether, as, 

 starving in the embraces of the common 

 British shrubbery, they soon come to a 

 bad end. The following embrace, so far 

 as we know, the most distinct of the hardy 

 kinds only : 



J. CHINENSIS (The Winter-flowering 

 Juniper). A low tree or bush, hardy and 

 useful in gardens, as during winter or in 

 early spring, when covered with its yellow 



Juniperus chinensis. 



male flowers, it is beautiful, and of the easiest 

 culture, succeeding well on loamy soil ; several 



Juniperus communis. 



varieties are in cultivation. J. Japonica is 



thought to be an Alpine form of this. 

 J. COMMUNIS (The British Juniper) is 



chiefly found growing in England on sandy 



or chalky soils or on 



open downs, while in 



Scotland its native 



home is amongst the 



granite or trap on hill 



and mountain sides. 



The Irish Juniper is a 



close erect form, not 



confined to Ireland but 



occurring also wherever 



the Juniper is plentiful. 



J. communis varies 



much in gardens, and 



we often see forms of 



it where the wild plant is 



never cultivated, though 



we doubt if any of the 



varieties are better, if 



as good. The Swedish 



and Canadian Junipers are supposed to be 



varieties of this. J. oxycedrus is the Mediter- 

 ranean representative of 

 our common Juniper, 

 but in our climate it 

 does not generally 

 thrive. 



J. DRUPACEA (Plum- 

 fruited Juniper) :is a 

 native of Syria and Asia 

 Minor, on the moun- 

 tains there attaining a 

 height of some 15 ft. 

 Thrives in gardens best 

 on good, well-drained 

 soil. It hasaclose, coni- 

 cal habit of growth with 

 branches of a light 

 grassy - green colour. 

 This Juniper makes a 



good tree for a lawn. The fruit is a fleshy one, en- 

 closing a hard kernel, about the size of the Sloe, 



and of a plum- 

 like purple. 

 J. EXCELSA 



( Treejuniper). 



A graceful 



tree native of 



many countries 



in 'Northern 



India, Persia, 



Arabia and . 



Asia Minor, 



in some of the 



most favour- 

 able conditions 



forming large 



forests at very 



high eleva- 

 tions. A close 



tapering form 



was sent out 



from Messrs. 



Rollisson's nurseries as /. e. stricta, and is 



a very glaucous and attractive shrub. 



Juniperus oxycedrus. 



Juniperus drupacea. 



