Correspondence 1 indicates that for The Jepson Manual [Ed. 2] Juniperus communis L. var. saxatilis Pall. is to be treated as a name misapplied in California to plants belonging instead to Juniperus communis L. var. jackii Rehder.
Correspondence 2 indicates that, contrary to the treatment for The Jepson Manual [Ed. 2] that was submitted, finalized, and posted online, more recent research has indicated that there are three vars. of Juniperus communis to be recognized in CA: Juniperus communis L. var. depressa Pursh, Juniperus communis L. var. jackii Rehder, and Juniperus communis L. var. saxatilis Pall..