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described, trees under this bead that do not bear clipping ; but 
all the dwarf or naturally small-sized trees of this class bear well 
a free use of the shears, and may be kept in any form or shape 
agreeable to the wants or taste of man. 
The Swedish juniper —suecicd — is of a pyramidal habit, with a 
bluish green foliage and quite rapid growth. It sometimes is 
liable to break down from our winter snows or severe storms, 
and should therefore have a wrapping of small wires to keep it 
in form. Its growth is from ten to twenty feet high, although 
it may be kept, by means of clipping, down to a height of only 
five to eight feet. It is adapted to point groups on the corners 
Fig. 42.— Irish Juniper and Savin. 
of diverging roadways or paths, and with the podocarpus and 
Irish juniper very effective little clusters may be formed. 
The Irish juniper — Hibernica — forms one of the prettiest of 
little point trees ; it is perfectly hardy, and always keeps a 
beautiful rich green color, rather darker than the Swedish. It 
can be kept at any height, from that of two feet upward to five 
or six. The common juniper —communis var. Canadensis — is well 
known, but too rarely planted because it is common. Singly, 
upon a lawn, it grows rapidly; and although rising but a few 
feet high, it spreads over a broad surface and forms a remarkable 
and effective object. Juniperus squamata is also a variety 
