Note 233 — {358} CHAP. X.[124] (continued 2)
Reading edition
Apparently Hearne refers to Juniperus nana Willd., the dwarf juniper, since Richardson gives the same Indian name as applied by the Crees to this shrub. Granting this, Hearne's creeping pine is Juniperus sabina Linn., shrubby red cedar. Both species extend northward to the tree-limit.