FOREST TREES AND FOREST SCENERY 
erly be called. This statement remains 
true notwithstanding the recent dis- 
covery that the form of red juniper 
common to certain parts of the Rockies 
is distinct from the eastern tree. 
Though of small size, except in the 
bottom lands of Arkansas and Texas, 
it possesses some excellent qualities 
and is useful in many ways. It is 
sometimes used in cabinet work, and 
is one of the best materials for fence 
posts. The variety that grows along 
the Florida coast furnishes the wood 
for the indispensable lead pencil. 
The red juniper is at its best along 
the border of the forest or where it 
strays a short distance away. Its foli- 
age is dark and bushy, and infinitely 
tender and soft in appearance. In the 
lower Appalachian region it forms a 
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