274 Select Plants for Industrial Culture and 



Juniperus phoenicea, Linne. 



South-Europe and Orient. A small tree, yielding an aromatic 

 resin. 



Juniperus procera, Hochstetter. 



In Abyssinia and Arabia. A stately tree, furnishing a hard, use- 

 ful timber. A species of this genus extends to Kilimanjaro [Jos. 

 Thomson].. 



Juniperus Pseudo-Sabina, Fischer and Meyer. (/. Wallichiana, Hooker 

 and Thomson.) 



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

 feet. Attains a height of about 50 feet. Desirable for transfer to 

 any alps. Wood similar to that of J. excelsa [Stewart and 

 Brandis]. 



Juniperus recur va, 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, 



North- American Pencil-Cedar or Red Cedar, extending to 45 

 N.L. eastward and 52 westward ; likes limestone-subsoil. A droop- 

 ing variety exists. Hardy still in Christiania. Bore exceptionally 

 severe frosts in Germany unhurt [H. Koehler]. 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 colour ; 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 imperish- 

 able [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]. 



Justicia Adhatoda, Linne". 



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

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

 utilised also as a hedge-plant. 



