The Juniperus San@orum is held to be some species 
of Genzsta [ Genista retam Forsk. Fl. 214. 1775-] 
Juniperus drupacea, J. macrocarpa, J. Oxycedrus, 
J. excelsa, J. futidissima and J. Phaenicea are all re- 
corded from Syria. Cedrus Libani is undoubtedly the 
‘‘Cedar” mentioned in many places in Bibl. Sacr. 
9. TAXUS Dioscorides. 
The Greek equivalent is found tn the works of Dio- 
scorides. The Romans applied the name apparently 
to the present Taxus baccata L. Speaking of Picea 
Plinius adds the following: ‘‘Sitmilis his etiamnunc 
aspectu est, me quid praetereatur, taxus minime virens 
fracilisque et tristis ac dira, nullo suco, ex omnibus 
SOLE MOG COMper@ ie). oot list, (XV, 2Onlals “</Vonverua 
[toxa] venena guia haec arbor olim venenum conjict- 
endo inserviebat” . . . . Boerhaave, Hist. Pl. 146. 
1 724, 
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 
a Ovule 1, erect. Fruit berry-like. Seed ellip- 
soid. 
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