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JUNIPERUS communis (Common Jumper). The 



common Juniper is a stately, columnar tree with 

 lance-shaped, prickly, gray-green foliage. This is a 

 popular plant used frequently in formal gardens. 



J. communis depressa (Prostrate Juniper). A 



low growing evergreen that spreads into mats twelve 

 to fourteen feet in diameter. The foliage is silvery 

 gray-green on the upper surface and lighter beneath. 

 Has attractive dark purple berries. Very useful in 

 a large rock garden. 



J. communis depressa plumosa (Purple Spread- 

 ing Juniper). Especially valuable in rock gardens 

 and on slopes. In a massed border it forms an ex- 

 cellent frontage to a group of larger evergreens. As 

 a specimen it will soon form a dense mat of blue- 

 green foliage which turns an attractive purple in 

 the fall. 



J. communis hibernica (Irish Juniper). No bet- 

 ter plant can be found than the Irish Juniper for 

 positions where space is at a premium and regular- 

 ity and neatness are desired. It is a strict, narrow, 

 columnar form with upright branches and bluish- 

 green lance-like leaves. 



J. communis oblonga pendula (Weeping Juni- 

 per). An upright evergreen of broadly columnar 

 outline with pendulous branchlets. 



J. communis suecica (Swedish Juniper). A 



columnar tree sometimes growing to forty feet with 

 short, prickly, gray-green leaves. Its slender, spire- 

 like appearance has gained for it a prominent place 

 in many formal gardens. 



J. excelsa stricta (Spiny Greek Juniper). This 

 cedar is of a very symmetrical, conical outline and 

 beautiful, glaucous color, tapering gradually from 

 the ground to a sharp point. Usually used as 

 garden backgrounds or in the rock garden. Small 

 plants are very useful in window boxes. 



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J. horizontalis (Creeping Juniper). A native 

 widely distributed throughout North America. It 

 has long prostrate stems which cling closely to the 

 ground and this habit and its blue-green foliage 

 make it one of the best for banks, rocky-slopes and 

 rock-gardening. 



J. horizontalis douglasi (Waukegan Juniper). 



A very low trailing form with bluish-green foliage 

 which assumes a purplish tinge in autumn. Takes 

 but a short time for this plant to form a unique 

 and useful, dense evergreen mat. 



J. japonica (Japanese Juniper). One of the 



best contributions Japan has made to the gardens of 

 this country. Forms a dense, low mat of light green 

 and is equally good in the border or rock garden. 



J. japonica aurea (Golden Japanese Juniper). 



The same characteristics as the Japanese Juniper. 

 Foliage is tinged with golden yellow. 



J. pachyphloea (Alligator Juniper). One of the 



handsomest of the American Junipers, remarkable for 

 its checkered bark and the color of its foliage which 

 is nearly silvery-white. The neutral color contrasts 

 pleasingly with the darker foliage of other plants. 



J. procumbens (Trailing Juniper). Low spread- 

 ing plant with stiff ascending branches. Grows 

 about two feet high. Foliage glaucous with a green 

 midrif, bluish beneath. Hardy as far north as 

 Massachusetts. Excellent as a ground cover. 



J. sabina (Savin Juniper). Native throughout 

 many parts of the northern hemisphere. Low in 

 habit of growth but will in time attain a height of 

 six or eight feet. Foliage dark green. Forms an ex- 

 cellent border to larger evergreens. It is also valu- 

 able for planting in severe angles and up steep slopes. 

 It is not fastidious about soil conditions and does well 

 in light, sandy, poor soil. 



Silent sentinels stand guard 

 as Nature presents her rich 

 reward of gorgeous blossoms. 

 Juniper us Virginiana and 



