Illustrations of Conifers. 75 



KEY TO JUNIPERUS. 



A. LEAVES IN THREES, LANCEOLATE, SHORT, LOOSELY APPBESSED. FRUIT OBLONG. 



Juniperux recurva, Hamilton ; Himalaya. Small tree with spreading and drooping branches ; 

 leaves linear-lanceolate, pointed, greyish or glaucous-green with a whitish band above. 

 Fruit about J inch long, one-seeded. 



B. LEAVES MOSTLY OPPOSITE AND SCALE-LIKE, OR OF TWO KINDS, NEEDLE-SHAPED 



AND SCALE-LIKE ON THE SAME PLANT. 



* Scale leaves obtuse. 



Juniperus chinensu, Linnaeus ; China, Japan, Tree with rather slender branches. Scale- 

 leaves rhombic-obtuse ; fruit globular or top-shaped, often conspicuously glaucous, i-i 

 inch across, with two or three seeds. 



** Scale leaves acute. 



Juniperus virginiana, Linnaeus ; Canada, Eocky Mountains. Tree with conical head and 

 spreading or upright branches. Scale-leaves acute or sub-acute, about A inch long. 

 Fruit up to i inch in diameter, globular or ovoid ; often very glaucous. 



Juniperus excelsa, Bieberstein ; Western Asia. Tree with pyramidal head and upright or 

 spreading branches. Scale-leaves about A inch long. Fruit bluish-black, i to i inch in 

 diameter. 



