The Juniperus Sancorum is held to be some species 
of Genista [| Genista retam Forsk. Fl. 214. 1775. ] 
Juniperus drupacea, J. macrocarpa, J. Oxycedrus, 
Jj. excelsa, J. feetidissima and J. Phenicea are all re- 
corded from Syria. Cedrus Libani is undoubtedly the 
‘‘Cedar” mentioned in many places in Bibl. Sacr. 
9. TAXUS Dioscorides. 
Lhe Greek equivalent is found in the works of Dio- 
scorzdes. The Romans applied the name apparently 
to the present Taxus baccata L. Speaking of Picea 
Plinius adds the following : °° Semtlis his etiamnunc 
aspectu est, ne quid praetereatur, taxus minime virens 
Bracilisque et tristis ac dira, nullo suco, ex omnibus 
sola baccifera.” . . . [Elist. xvi, 20.]. ‘‘Momen a 
[toxa] venena quia haec arbor olim venenum conjict- 
endo inserviebat’ . . . . Boerhaave, Hist. Pl. 146. 
Eee fic 
Shrubs or trees, with spreading branches. Leaves 
linear, alternate, but twisted so as to appear 2-ranked. 
Flowers dicecious: the staminate axillary, scaly at the 
base; anthers peltate: the pistillate axillary, scaly at the 
base. Ovule 1, erect. Fruit berry-like. Seed ellip- 
soid. 
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