162 SELECT f-LANTS FOR INDUSTUIAL CULTURE 



Juniperus flaccida, ScUechteudal. 



'In Mexico, 5,000 to 7,000 feet high. A tree of 30 feet iu 

 height, rich in iresin, similar to sandarac. 



Juniperus foetidissima, Willdenow. 



A tall and beautiful tree in Armenia and Tauria, 5,000 to 

 6,500 feet. 



Juniperus Mexicana, Schiede. 



Mexico, at an elevation of 7,000 to 11,000 feet, A straight 

 tree, 90 feet high, stem 3 feet diameter, exuding copiously a 

 resin similar to sandarac. 



Juniperus occidentalis, Hooker. 



North California and Oregon, at 5,000 feet. A straight tree, 

 80 feet high, with a stem of 3 feet diameter. Wood pale, 

 comparatively hard. Thrives well among rocks. 



Juniperus Phcenicea, Linn6. 



South Europe and Orient. A small tree, 20 feet high, yield- 

 ing an aromatic resin. 



Juniperus procera, Hochstetter. 



In Abyssinia. A stately tree, furnishing a hard, useful timber. 



Juniperus recurva, Hamilton. 



On the Himalayas, 7,500 to 15,000 feet high. A tree attain- 

 ing 30 feet in height, or according to J. Hoopes even 80 feet. 



Juniperus sphserica, Lindley. 



North China. A handsome tree, 40 feet high. 



Juniperus Virginiana, Linne. 



North American Pencil Cedar or Red Cedar. A handsome tree, 

 90 feet high, supplying k fragrant timber, much esteemed for 

 its strength and durability; it is dense, fine-gi-ained, light, and 

 pleasantly odorous ; the inner part is of a beautiful red colour, the 

 outer IS white ; it is much used for pencils. One of the best of 

 aU woods for buckets, tubes, and casks. Simmonds observes that 

 fence-posts of this wood last for ages. Of wonderful durability 

 for railway cross-ties (Barney). The heartwood is almost im- 

 perishable (Vasey) . It is not bored by insects. The tree grows 

 best near the sea, but is rather independent of soil and locality. 



