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effective as a large spreading plant upon an extensive lawn. 
Juniperus nana and echiniformis are of a lighter, more yellow 
green and compact habit, and for positions where only a limited 
space can be given them, are very beautiful. They are nearer 
allied to the juniperus sabina , or common savin, a variety 
well known, and that forms one of the best masses of low 
growth among the whole collection. 
The juniperus prostrata is a very low creeping variety, of 
value in rock-work, and for massing and forming a low ever- 
green bed upon a lawn. It is admirable also for planting on 
small mounds and in cemeteries over the graves of the departed. 
Fig. 43— Common Juniper and Prostrate Juniper. 
There are many more varieties, but as yet comparatively 
scarce ; all, however, or nearly all, promise to prove hardy and 
of value in forming features of beauty in a landscape. We 
have seen a most beautiful mass made of junipers by taking the 
Swedish as the center plants, then the canadensis circling it, 
and intermingling the squamata and sabina with here and there 
a hibernica, and toning down with nana, to an outside finish 
with prostrata. 
Dwarf Pines. — There are several varieties of the pine family 
