18577. JU N I PERUS CH I- 



N ENS IS. Chinese Juniper. From 

 Shan Hai Kwan, China, througVa 

 Frank N. Meyer. Seedling from trees 

 of this hardy species found growing 

 on a very exposed dry place. As there 

 are many forms of this species, these 

 may prove to be especially picturesque 

 shaped trees. The species is one of the 

 most beautiful for dooryard and 

 garden planting. 



27497. JUNIPERUS PACHY- 



PH LO E A. Checkered-bark Juniper. 

 From Alamo National Forest, New 

 Mexico. Ornamental conifer, 60 feet 

 high, with small, bluish leav^«. and 

 spreading branches. The light wood 

 is soft and close-grained ; the thick 

 brown bark divided into scale-like 

 plates. Fruits edible, mealy, Vo, inch 

 long. For ornamental planting in dry, 

 mild wintered sections. 



27505. JUNIPERUS PROCERA, 



East African Cedar. From Raphael 

 Zon, Washington, D. C. 



Tall conifer, 100 feet high, from high 

 altitudes of British East Africa, with 

 straight trunk, yielding durable and 

 valuable timber similar to that used 

 in lead pencils. For testing as an or- 

 namental shade tree. 



