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opposite, light yellow green, and conspicuously glandular on 

 the hack, and slightly toothed on the margin. Fruit glohose 

 to oblong, i/o' to 94 ' long, dull reddish brown with a glaucous 

 bloom. Seeds 4-12, some of them abortive. 



Extending from eastern Mexico to the Chisos Mountains 

 of southwestern Texas. It grows best at altitudes of 6000- 

 8000. 



3. Sabinia Pinchoti Sudworth. Pinchot's Juniper. A 

 small tree 20 feet in height, with very short trunk. Leaves 

 usually in threes, but sometimes in twos ; margin entire, sharp 

 pointed, keeled, and glandular, about 1/12 inch long. Fruit 

 globose about %' long, red or copper colored without bloom ; 

 seeds 1 or 2. 



Found only in Briscoe, Randall, and Armstrong counties, 

 Texas. It grows 'associated with S. monosperma. It has the 

 peculiar habit of throwing up numerous sprouts from tire 

 killed stumps. Frequently several of these shoots develop 

 into main trunks. 



The wood is close grained, but rather soft. It is used for 

 fence posts, and for fuel. 



4. Sabinia monosperma (Engelman) Sargent. One-seeded 

 Juniper. A tree reaching -a maximum height of 40 to 50 and 

 trunk diameter of 2 with stout branches, ascending and 

 slender twigs. Leaves in twos or threes, about %' long, 

 sharp pointed, and sparingly glandular; fruit dark blue 

 glaucous with sweet resinous nesh; seeds usually solitary 

 but sometimes 2 or 3. 



Eastern slopes of the Rockies extending from Colorado to 

 Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. 



The wood is hard, close grained, and is very durable. It is 

 used largely for fence posts, and for fuel. The fruit is used 

 as food by the Indians. The fibrous inner bark is also utilized 

 somewhat as fiber. 



5. Sabinia sabinoides (H. B. K.) Small. Mountain Cedar. 

 A shrub or small tree reaching a height of 40 and diameter 

 of 1 with short trunk and shreddy brown bark. Leaves 

 scale-like, appressed and imbricated, opposite, minutely 

 toothed on the margin, 1 /4'- 1 /^' long, long pointed, sparingly 



