28 TREES OF NEW ENGLAND. 



often on the same tree ; anthers in opposite pairs ; ovuliferous 

 scales in opposite pairs, slightly spreading, acute or obtuse; 

 ovules 1-4. 



Fruit. Berrf-like from the coalescence of the fleshy cone- 

 scales, the extremities of which are often visible, roundish, 

 the size of a small pea, dark blue beneath a whitish bloom, 

 1-4-seeded. 



Horticultural Value. Hardy throughout New England ; pre- 

 fers sunny slopes and a loamy soil, but grows well in poor, 

 thin soils and upon wind-swept sites ; young plants increase 

 in height 1-2 feet yearly and have a very formal, symmet- 

 rical outline ; old trees often become irregular and pic- 

 turesque, and grow very slowly ; a long-lived tree ; usually 

 obtainable in nurseries and from collectors, but must fre- 

 quently be transplanted to be moved with safety. If a ball 

 of earth can be retained about the roots of wild plants, they 

 can often be moved successfully. There are horticultural 

 forms distinguished by a slender weeping or distorted habit, 

 and by variegated bluish or yellowish foliage, occasionally 

 found in American nurseries. The type is usually propagated 

 from the seed, the horticultural forms from cuttings or by 

 grafting. 



PLATE XIII. JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA. 



1. Branch with sterile and fertile flowers. 



2. Sterile flower. 



3. Stamen with pollen-sacs. 



4. Fertile flower. 



5. Fruiting branch. 



6. Branch. 



7. Branch with needle-shaped leaves. 



SALICACE^E. WILLOW FAMILY. 



Trees or shrubs ; leaves simple, alternate, undivided, with 

 stipules either minute and soon falling or leafy and per- 

 sistent ; inflorescence from axillary buds of the preceding 

 season, appearing with or before the leaves, in nearly erect, 

 spreading or drooping catkins, sterile and fertile on separate 



