CREEPING JUNIPER 



Juniperus horizpntalis Moench 



The shores of the Saskatchewan River, Alberta, are often sandy, and 

 along them we found many shrubs of creeping juniper with quan- 

 tities of blue berries adorning their branches. The plant flourished in 

 spite of the blowing sands, which in these places discourage all but 

 the hardiest vegetation. Creeping juniper is similar in foliage to the 

 familiar red cedar of the East, but in habit it is very different, grow- 

 ing usually as a dense mat, flat upon the ground. 



Creeping juniper has a wide range from northern New York, 

 Maine, and Nova Scotia to Minnesota, Wyoming, Alberta, and British 

 Columbia. 



The branch sketched grew at an altitude of 5,000 feet. 



plate 379 



