Fig. 34.-Leaves and flowers of the jarcaranda, Jarcaranda acutifolia (left) and
 Fig. 35 eastern red-cedar, Juniperus virginiana. (right)

pairs of leaflets about 1!z-inch long (Fig. 34). Loose panicles of large,
lavender-blue flowers, 2 inches long and almost as wide, are borne
in profusion from April until June. For a short time prior to bloom-
ing, trees are partially or wholly without foliage. Fruits are flat,
discoid pods about 11/2 inches in diameter, and seeds are small and
broadly winged.
 Jacaranda is useful as a framing or foreground tree where a
broad-spreading, fine-textured tree is needed, and in tropical plantings.
This tree is a desirable shade tree for lawn or patio where a light
shade is desirable, and may be used as a street tree in residential
areas. Although it is sometimes attacked by mushroom root-rot, no
serious insect or disease problems are associated with this tree.

 Juniperus spp. Pinaceae. Juniper or Red-Cedar. Southern,
Central and Northern areas. Evergreen. Native.
 Two junipers, southern red-cedar and eastern red-cedar, are
commonly utilized for ornamental planting in Florida (the latter
only in the northern section).
 Southern red-cedar, Juniperus silicicola, is found on limestone
soils as far south as Sarasota County. This tree is broadly-pyramidal
in shape when young, but forms a picturesque flat-topped specimen as
an old tree and grows to a height of 50 feet. Leaves are scale-like,
overlapping and light green.
 Eastern red-cedar, Juniperus virginiana, is a narrow, columnar,
symmetrical tree that grows to 100 feet high (Fig. 35). Leaves are
scale-like and overlapping, or needle-like and spreading, and range