16 Illustrations of Conifers. 



JUNIPERUS MACROCARPA (Sibthorp and Smith). 



Fl. Orctc. Prod. II. p. 268 (1818). 



Veitch't Man. Conif. ed. 2, p. 181 (1900). 



Trees of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. VI. p. 1412 (1912). 



This juniper is closely allied to J. Oxycedms, to which some 

 botanists have united it as a sub-species. It differs in the longer 

 and broader leaves, f to 1 inch long, about T ^ inch broad, which 

 gradually taper from the base to the acuminate sharp-pointed apex. 

 Fruit larger than in J. Oxycedms, glaucous blue, turning purplish- 

 brown after ripening, about J inch broad and g inch long on a stalk 

 less than J inch long. Seeds like those of J. Oxycedms but larger. 

 The fruits are either globose, or tapering to the base, when it is 

 known as var. ellipsoidea (Neilrich). 



Jumperus macrocarpa has a similar distribution to that of 

 J. Oxycedms, extending throughout the Mediterranean region from 

 Spain to Syria ; and is also found in Bulgaria. Its habitats are in 

 sandy places near the sea ; while J. Oxycedms usually occurs in 

 higher situations inland. 



Juniperus macrocarpa was introduced into England about 1838 

 by Strangways, but it is not suited to the climate. 



The illustration represents a specimen kindly sent by M. Parde\ 



