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JUNIPERUS (Juniper). 



Juniperus Chinensis. 



Ornamental evergreen trees or 

 shrubs with needle or scale-like leaves 

 set thickly on the stems or branches, 

 the flowers being inconspicuous and 

 the fruit a small cone-like berry. All 

 are perfectly hardy in California, 

 being mostly natives of temperate 

 climates. The genus contains species 

 with low-spreading habit of growth, 

 well adapted for covering rocky 

 ledges or forming groundwork for 

 hiding bare ground under large trees; 

 some having a stiff pyramidal habit 

 are much used in -formal gardening, 

 while others make fine single specimens on the lawn or planted 

 in groups about large pleasure-grounds. 



The best of the species with bushy habit are Juniperus Chin- 

 ensis, Juniperus communis, Juniperus California, Juniperus 

 Suecica, Juniperus Virginiana, Juniperus Bermudiana, and 

 Juniperus Fortunis. There are also many varieties of each of the 

 species, a number of which are very attractive. The best of the 

 creeping species are Juniperus sabina, Juniperus procumbens and 

 their varieties, many of which have variegated leaves. 



Propagate, in October, by cuttings in sandy soil in a cold 

 frame; when they are rooted in Spring transplant them about 

 two inches apart into boxes and give them the room their growth 

 requires. They may also be propagated by seeds sown one six- 

 teenth of an inch deep in the open ground in Spring, the seeds 

 preferring a shady situation. 



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