The Shrubs of Wyoming. 



In this state the family is represented by four pines,* two 

 true spruces and the Douglas spruce, one fir and the following 

 shrubs : 



JUNIPER. 

 (Juniperus). 



Five junipers are 

 indigenous to Wyo- 

 ming. The first three 

 of these, which are 

 also found in Europe 

 and Asia, are low 

 shrubs, while the last 

 two often attain the 

 size of trees. 



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Twigs of the Junipers — i. Juniper. 2. Low Juni- 

 per. 3. Creeping Juniper. 4. Rocky Mountain Juniper. 

 5. Desert Juniper. 



Juniper {Juniperus communis L.) 



A low spreading shrub with more or less drooping branches. 

 The leaves are about three-quarters of an inch in length, and 

 its dark blue berries are used for flavoring gin. It is found in 

 the lower mountains and in the foothills more or less through- 

 out the state. 



Low Juniper {Juniperus Sibirica Burgsd.) 



A low shrub of the higher mountains, very similar to the pre- 

 ceding, but with shorter leaves (half an inch long or less) and 

 more depressed and somewhat matted. 



Creeping Juniper {Juniperus prostrata Pers.) 



A depressed evergreen shrub, with stems creeping over the 

 surface of the ground. Its leaves are very short, sharp-pointed, 

 somewhat scale-like and closely appressed to the twigs. This 

 juniper is found at lower altitudes in central and northeastern 

 Wyoming. 



Rocky Mountain Juniper {Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.) 



A stunted shrub or low massive tree, with a thick trunk and 

 rounded top or sometimes branched from the base. Its' leaves 



