Trees, Shrubs and Vines 



69. Colorado Blue Spruce. (Abies pungens.) 



Leaf : ^', needle-shaped, stiff, pointed, not 2-ranked ; foliage 

 rich blue or sage color ; rare. 



70. Ciyptomeria. (C. japonica.) 



Leaf : J^' or less, awl-shaped, very tapering, incurved, rather 

 appressed, crowded on branch ; cone globular, peculiarly rough, 

 the scales large at summit, surmounted by reflexed bristly points 

 or teeth. (PI. IV.) 



71. Juniper. (Juniperus sabina.) 



Leaf : ^', slender, stiff, sharp-pointed, 4-whorled ; a pros- 

 trate shrub with upright branches ; fruit small, blue-black, berry- 

 like. Middle Europe. 



72. Juniper. (Juniperus squamata.) 



Much like the last, but leaves less divergent from branch, and 

 a more prostrate shrub. 



73. Heath-leaved Cypress. (Retinospora ericoides.) 



Leaf : ^', awl-shaped, small, not rigid, divergent from 

 branch, crowded ; cone globular, size of pea ; foliage has a 

 fluffy effect. Japan. (PI. IV.) 



74. Cypress. Retinospora. (R. obtusa.) 



Leaf : %' or less, small, much as in arborvitae, above and 

 below very small and ovate, the lateral quite large, blunt, keeled ; 

 foliage with white bloom beneath ; the berry-like cone size of pea, 

 with 8 or 10 scales, 2 seeds under each. Var. aurea has young 

 foliage with yellow or white variegation. Japan. (PI. IV.) 



75. Cypress. Retinospora. (R. pisifera.) 



Leaf : %' or less, small, much as in arborvitae, but all of 

 about same size, those above and below ovate-pointed, the lateral 

 keeled ; cone-berries like peas. Japan. (PI. IV.) 

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