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small tree, having awl-shaped leaves nearly ^/^ inch long, 

 arranged in whorls of three. Fruit a berrj-like cone, dark 

 blue, with a glaucous bloom when ripe. 



Loiv Juniper (Juniperus nana). — A low, spreading 

 shrub, very abundant in rocky fields in many regions, with 

 awl-shaped leaves arranged in whorls of three, and berry-like 

 fruits ; dark blue, with a glaucous bloom when ripe. Called 

 also ground cedar. 



Red Cedar {Juniperus Virginiana) . — A tree or tree-like 

 shrub with two kinds of leaves, partly small and scale-like 

 and partly longer and awl-shaped. Fruit, berry-like, similar 

 to that of the low juniper, borne on short, straight twigs. 



Shrubhy Red Cedar {Juniperus Sabina). — A shrubby 

 procumbent form, similar to the red cedar except that the 

 fruit is on recurved twigs. Found in northern regions, 

 extending southward only to Maine, northern Xew York, 

 Minnesota and Montana. 



The Yew Family (Taxaceoe). 

 The Yew (Taxu^ Canadensis). — Characterized by the 

 red, pulpy, resinous fruit partially enclosing the seed, and 

 the linear leaves with short petioles and awl-shajDcd tips. A 

 low shrub. 



