624 DIOECU MCJNADtLPHIA- 



This evergreen fiirub is very various in its growth : 

 fometimes it is creft, regular, and ronical ; at 

 other times ditFufc, irre[;ular, and often decum- 

 ' bent or proftratc. T he leaves grow verticillate, 



• ' ■ three in a whirl, and are lanceolate, acute, ftiff, 

 -: patent, feihle, convex on the upj)cr fide, the 



j ■ • edges contraded, and concave and glaucous un- 



derneath. The male catkins are oval, and feflik 

 in the boloms of the leaves. The berries are bi- 

 ■ . ennial, green the firft year, and of a dark blue 



at the end of the fecond year, when ripe. 



p, 1 here is a proflrate and very dwarfifli variety, 

 which frequently occurs upon the Highland 

 mountains, having broader and tificker leaves, 

 and berries longer, or more oval than fphaericaL 

 This is the Jimiperus Alpina. Clus. hift. p. 38. y 

 Juniperus alpina minor. Ger.em. 1372,/. 3. 



Dwarf alpine Juniper. Anglis. 



The whole plant has a ftrong aromatic fmell. The 

 wood, when burnt, emits a fragrant odor, like 

 incenfe. It is of a reddifli colour, very hard and 

 durable; and, when large enough, is ufed in 

 ■ , marquetry and vaneering, and in making cups, 

 ' cabinets, &c. From the clefts of the bark, in 



warm climates, there fometimes exfudes a refi- 

 nous gum, called by the Arabs, Sandaracha, 



which is ufed in varnifhing. 



The 



