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The more spreading inner one is a Greek Juniper. 

 The next weeping tree to the right is 



Juniperus chinensis var. pendula, Weeping Chinese-Juniper 



Straight ahead of it is another and very similar specimen. 

 Between these two and close to the Pfitzer s Juniper is a smaller 



Juniperus virginiana var. albospica, White-tipped Red-Cedar 

 Another similar specimen of almost equal height stands straight 

 ahead of it nearer the path. 



Close by between the spreading Pfitzer's Junipers and the path 

 along the road is an upright juniper with ascending branches and 

 needles in whorls of threes. It is 



Juniperus communis, the Common Juniper 

 This species has the greatest distribution of any tree or shrub. 

 In the Old World its range extends from central and northern 

 Europe across Asia to Japan. In North America it is found wild 

 from New England to North Carolina. Naturally we should find 

 great variation of habit in such a widely distributed species. In 

 valleys and lowlands it attains a height of 25 feet, on exposed 

 hillsides it is scarcely over 5 feet tall and in the highest elevations 

 and latitudes of its range it is very prostrate, rising only a few 

 inches. 



Because of its small size, this world-wide tree has little eco- 

 nomic value. In India the twigs have been burned as incense and 

 in Europe the berries have been extensively used on account of 

 supposed medicinal properties. An essential oil may be distilled 

 from the crushed fruits. The flavor of Westphalian hams is 

 attributed to juniper berries, which are used with beechwood in 

 the smoking process. 



This juniper is valuable ornamentally because of its ability to 

 thrive on limestone sites. Numerous varieties of it are known. 



Returning now to the first Weeping Chinese-Juniper that we 

 met within the group close by, we shall turn directly eastward 

 toward the path. The first tree, incidentally the tallest here, is 



Juniperus virginiana var. Schottii, Schott's Red-Cedar 



