. A manual of the medical botany of North America [microform]. Botany, Medical; Botany; Botanique médicale; Botanique. JUNIPEKUS—JUNirER. 201 JUNIPKIIUH.—.IiNii-KK. Charactrr of the CiciiKs.—Flowers diiJ'ciouH, occiiHioimlly niouajciouH, in V017 Hinall lateriil ciitkiriH. AiitherH ',\ to 6, ono-ccUed, iiiscrtoil in tliti lower e«l{^o of the scales. F(!rtile flowers few in a small ovoid catkin, of 51 to 0, llosliy coalesccnt scales, each one-ovuled. Fruit bcrry-Hko, thouffh ill reality a reduced llesliy cone, with scaly bracts iit the base, black with a whitish bloom. Everj^rcen slnnibs or tree
. A manual of the medical botany of North America [microform]. Botany, Medical; Botany; Botanique médicale; Botanique. JUNIPEKUS—JUNirER. 201 JUNIPKIIUH.—.IiNii-KK. Charactrr of the CiciiKs.—Flowers diiJ'ciouH, occiiHioimlly niouajciouH, in V017 Hinall lateriil ciitkiriH. AiitherH ',\ to 6, ono-ccUed, iiiscrtoil in tliti lower e«l{^o of the scales. F(!rtile flowers few in a small ovoid catkin, of 51 to 0, llosliy coalesccnt scales, each one-ovuled. Fruit bcrry-Hko, thouffh ill reality a reduced llesliy cone, with scaly bracts iit the base, black with a whitish bloom. Everj^rcen slnnibs or trees with small, scale-like leaves. Juniperus communis Linnerries f,'l<)bular, one-third inch in diameter, durk-purplish, uiid covered with a whitish bloom. Leaves iirtic- ulated, in whorls of l{. with a slender prickly point, one-hidf to three-four!lis of an iniih loncf, bright green below, gkiucous-white above. A low shrub, 4 to (5 feet high, as- cending or Sj)reading on the ground. //iihilaf.—On dry sterile hills ; common. It is abundant also in Eu- rope, where it fruits more freely than here.'. Juniperus VirginianaLume.— liril Cellar. Dcxcriplion.—Berries smalha" than in the preceding. Leaves of two dif- ferent formf- ; the younger ones small, ovate, acute, scale-like, ind)ri(!ate in four rows upon the sub-divided brauclilets ; the older, awl sliaped, loose, one-half inch long. The latter form is common in young plants, making theni rcsend^le, to some ex- tent, the preceding species. A shrub or small tree in the East, but westward often attaining a height of 60 to 90 feet. JIabitaf.—In sterile or rocky soil ; common. ' Parts Used.—Of J. connnunis : the fruit—Uniled States Pharmncojya'ia. Of J. Virginiana : the tops—formerly official, but dropped from the Phar- macop(jeia in 1880. Const it uenlti.—Juniper berries contain a small percentage of fragrant volatile oil, a peculiar principle termed Jimipenn, and common vegetable principles. Eed cedar c
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