JUNIPERUS VIKGINUNA, ETC. 285 



A free-growing variety, with branches more slender than in the 

 usual type. The branchlets and their foliage during the growing 

 season are of almost silvery whiteness, which changes in winter to 

 a pale green. 



Juniperus virginiana pendula. — "There are three forms of the 

 pendulous Eed Cedar to be found in collections : one of the male 

 form, another the female, and the third a bright green one. The male 

 kind has shorter and much more numerous branchlets, while the 

 female one has longer, more slender, and much fewer branchlets ; 

 the third variety is of a light glossy green." * 



Of these forms the fiemina is the best ; the foliage is richer in 

 colour than in the other two forms, and although the branches springing 

 from the trunk are horizontal, the branchlets have the pendulous 

 character strongly developed. 



Juniperus virginiana Schotti.— A variety of pyramidal habit, 

 distinguished by its peculiarly bright green foliage. 



Juniperus virginiana tripartita is a dwarf spreading variety, 

 resembling in habit the common Savin, but much denser; the leaves 

 are acicular, short, sharp pointed, spreading, and glaucous. 



Juniperus bermudiana. — A densely branched pyramidal tree, 

 attaining a height of from 40 to 50 feet. The foliage is dimorphous ; 

 on the young plants the leaves are acicular, and arranged in threes, 

 but as the tree advances in age they become scale-like and imbricated. 

 It was in cultivation in England prior to 1700, but is seldom seen 

 in collections except in a young state — being too tender to endure severe 

 winters. 



From Juniperus bermudiana was obtained the fragrant wood used in 

 the manufacture of "Cedar" pencils, till the increased demand made 

 the tree scarce. There was (1872) still existing in Bermuda an old 

 Cedar tree, the diameter of whose trunk was 58 inches.! 



Juniperus davurica. — A low spreading shrub, native of Siberia. 

 Introduced in 1791, J but now rarely seen in this country. The Juniper 

 met with in collection under this name is Juniperus canadensis, or a 

 variety of J. communis. § 



Juniperus pseudo-Sabina. — A low shrub, resembling the common 



* Gordon, Pinetum, p. 156. t Gardeners' Chronicle, 1872, p. 1035. 



% Loudon, Arb. et FruL, p. 2500. § Gordon, Pinetum, p. 141. 



