70 THE CULTIVATED EVERGREENS 



Junipers. 



The junipers are very important in ornamental culture. 

 There are numerous decorative forms amongst them, nearly 

 all of which are suited to light dryish soils. 



The so-called red-cedar, Junijperus virginiana, is native from 

 Nova Scotia to Georgia and eastern Texas and is widely dis- 

 tributed between these points. It often grows naturally in 

 sandy gravelly hillsides and is excellent for planting in poor 

 sandy soils. The red-cedar is quite variable in its habit, as it 

 often forms a narrow pyramidal tree with the branches erect, 

 or the branches are horizontal and the ends ascending, the 

 general outline being conical. It is extremely hardy and suitable 

 for planting in cold exposures. The red-cedar is said to attain a 

 height of one hundred feet in some native conditions, but it 

 does not exceed forty to fifty feet in cultivation. 



There are numerous varieties of the red-cedar and many are 

 excellent decorative garden plants. Var. glauca is perhaps one 

 of the most popular forms in gardens. The habit is somewhat 

 loosely pyramidal and the foliage has a delicate bluish cast. 

 Var. tripartita is a spreading bushy form with an irregular head 

 which in twenty years does not exceed eight feet in height. It 

 looks very different from the typical red-cedar. Var. Schottii 

 forms a low dense pyramid with foliage of a light olive-green 

 color. Var. Canaertii is of low, compact, pyramidal habit, with 

 foliage of a dark grass-green color, and appears to be quite 

 distinct from all other varieties in this respect. It has very 

 distinct bluish berries. Var. venusta forms a narrow pyramidal 

 column and in twenty years attains a height of twenty-five 

 feet. It has light green scale-like foliage. This is a rare plant in 

 cultivation, and on account of its distinct habit is very desirable 

 for garden decoration. Var. pendula is the most graceful form 

 for the garden. The habit is somewhat spreading and the 



