44 Conifera Juniperus. 



aurea and alba of the ordinary form. The Eed Cedar is a 

 native of the greater part of the United States. 



5. J. thurifera. Frankincense Juniper. A very ornamen- 

 tal pyramidal tree from 30 to 40 feet high in its native country. 

 Branches slender, numerous, densely clothed with subulate im- 

 bricated leaves of a light glaucous green. Fruit large, ovate, 

 dark-coloured, covered with a glaucous bloom. A native of the 

 mountains of Spain and Portugal, and quite hardy in this 

 country.. 



6. J. squamata, syn. /. dumosa. Creeping Cedar. A 

 trailing or drooping densely branched shrub. Branches rather 

 thick. Leaves of a light glaucous green, crowded, linear-subu- 

 late, convex below, appressed, persistent, and changing to brown 

 the older branches. This is a very distinct and curious species, 

 native of the mountains of Northern India at a great elevation. 



7. /. Sablna. Savin. A dwarf spreading shrub with 

 numerous reclinate or trailing branches. Leaves small, scale- 

 like, acute, slightly spreading, of a deep dark green colour. 

 Fruit small, purplish, spherical, usually 1 -seeded. This shrub 

 was formerly much more extensively cultivated than it is at 

 the present day. Nevertheless a well-grown healthy specimen 

 is by no means devoid of beauty and quite unique in the tabu- 

 lar form it assumes. The variety cupressifolia is said to be 

 perfectly distinct in its slenderer branches and glaucous silvery 

 foliage. /. tamariucifolia, syn. J. Sabinioldes, is also a 

 variety; and there is a prettily variegated variety. This 

 species inhabits the mountains of Central and Southern Europe, 

 and also occurs in Canada and other parts of North America. 



8. J. prostrata, syn. J. repens. This is another trailing 

 densely branched species with shining dark green loosely im- 

 bricated foliage and small purplish glaucous fruits. A native 

 of North America, well adapted for covering rock-work, etc. 



J. densa and /. recvrva are two handsome North Indian 

 species of dwarf habit, but they, like many other species, are 

 very liable to the attacks of the red spider, except in humid 

 localities. 



9. J. excelsa of Bieberstein, not of Madden. In its native 

 habitat this attains a height of 30 or 40 feet, forming a com- 

 pact densely-branched tree. Leaves small, subulate, acute 

 somewhat spreading, glaucous green. It is a native of the 

 South-east of Europe and Western Asia, and rather tender in 

 this country. J. excelsa of Madden is the /. religiosa of 



