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the sharp-pointed leaves are dark green below and glaucous or silvery above. 
Island of Choo and the North of China, 
Juniperus tetragona, Sch/echtendal. 1s a low, much-branched shrub in 
the Park. It comes from the mountains of Mexico, and its entire hardiness 
remains to be proven. . 
Juniperus thurifera, Zinneus. SPANISH JUNIPER. (Cedrus Hispanica, 
Tournefort; Funiperus Hispanica, Miller.) Tree from Spain and Portugal, 
30 to 4o feet high, forming in outline a close cone, with the tips of the 
branches curved upwards and inwards; berries large and dark. Growth here 
is somewhat precarious. 
Juniperus Virginiana, Zimnmeus. VIRGINIAN RED CEDAR, RED CEDAR. 
( Funiperus arborescens, Minch; Funtperus Caroliniana, Hort) Native to 
the entire eastern coast of the United States; 30 to 40 feet high; regular but 
variable in outline,—7.e., branches erect or pendulous ; shape of head spire- 
like or globular. Hardy in cultivation. We have also the varieties—Bar- 
badensis, Avigh/; a tall, compact form from Florida and the Bahama 
Islands; also known as F. Bedfordiana. * Caroliniana, Loddiges ; upright; 
berries very small, and violet when ripe. * dumosa, Carriere; is a bushy 
variety which Hoopes does not regard as of sufficient interest to cultivate. 
glauca, //ort. ; is distinguished from the species only by the leaves being of a 
** glaucous white color.”” humilis, //o77¢. ; is a dwarf, branching form which 
becomes a dense mass 2 to 3 feet high. pendula, Hort.; WEEPING RED 
CEDAR; of which there are 3 forms,—7.e., the “male, with shorter and more 
numerous branchlets ; the female, with longer, more slender, and fewer branch- 
lets; and the third variety, of a light glossy green, and the handsomest of 
the three. alba variegata, Hort. ; has whitish leaves and branchlets along 
with the green ones. aurea variegata, Hor?.; some golden-colored branch- 
lets appear with the green ones. ‘‘ Triomphe d’Angers” (?). Waukegan, 
Meehan (?) Dwarr RED CEDAR. 
Se LarcH. Male and female flowers in separate clusters, but on the 
same tree; leaves deciduous, single or in handsome clusters, which terminate 
in scaly round buds; cones small, often red when young. 
Larix Americana, Mfichaux. AMERICAN LARCH, HACKMATACK. (Adies 
microcarpa, Lindley; Pinus microcarpa, Lambert; Pinus Larix rubra, 
Marshall.) A valuable timber-tree, ranging from Canada to Virginia, but 
most common in the cooler parts. It grows, in the most favorable locations, 75 
feet high and 2 feet in diameter. 
Larix Europza, De Candolle. EUROPEAN LARCH. (Pinus Larix, Lin- 
neus; Abies Larix, Lamarck ; Larix excelsa, Link.) A strikingly handsome 
tree; hardy, and of rapid growth; cones longer than those of the American 
Larch. Promises to be important here in tree-culture for economic purposes, 
There are the following varieties: * alba, End/icher ; WHttTE-FLOWERED 
EuRoPEAN LarcH. glauca, ? * pendula, Loudon; GoODSALL's 
Weertnc Larcu; has hanging branches. * repens, Loudon ; wide-spread- 
ing and hanging branches. rubra, Zadlicher ; has red flowers. 

Larix Dahurica, 7urczaninow. DAHURIAN LarcH. (Larix Europea 
Dahurica, Loudon; Larix Gmelini, Ledebour; Pinus Dahurica, Fischer.) 
A dwarf shrub from the cold mountains of Northern Siberia. 
