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JuNiPEBUS Japonica ALBA, Standish, the White Variegated 

 Japan Juniper. 



This is a very nice variety, with a portion of its lesser 

 branches and branchlets, of a white colour; first introduced 

 from Japan, by Mr. John Standish, of the Eoyal Nursery, 

 Ascot. 



No. 30. JUNIPEEUS Mexicana, SchlecM, the Mexican Sandarac 



Juniper. 

 Syn. Juniperus Deppeana, Steudel. 

 „ „ gigantea, Moezl, 



„ Cupressus Sabinoides, Humboldt. , 



Leaves (on the adult plants) in opposite pairs, very short, 

 three-fourths of a line long, ovate-pointed and loosely imbri- 

 cated ; but ovate, blunt-pointed and closely imbricated on the 

 small branchlets, four-rowed and marked on the back with an 

 elliptic gland, and of a dull grayish colour. Leaves (on the 

 young plants) mostly in threes, round the branches, sharp- 

 pointed, needle-shaped, rigid, spreading, loosely imbricated, 

 and dull glaucous green. Branches angular, horizontal, slightly 

 elevated at the ends ; smaller ones covered with sharp-pointed, 

 scaly leaves, extended at the points, and with an elevated 

 gland at the back; branchlets four-sided, rather cylindrical, 

 short, stiff, and straight. Berries solitary, on short scaly foot- 

 stalks, half an inch in diameter, irregularly globular, with a 

 few gouty humps, or tubercles, terminated with very thin 

 scales on the outside, and of a dark purple colour, dusted over 

 with a glaucous powder. 



A tree commonly found growing from 20 to 30 feet high, 

 with a pyramidal-shaped head, producing a pale yeUow resin- 

 ous matter, frequently found in drops or lumps on the branches 

 and resembling sandarac. 



M. Eoezl describes it as a magnificent tree, growing from 

 80 to 100 feet high, and nearly three feet in diameter at the 

 base, with a very straight stem ; and the Indians at Tlaxcal 



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