. The drug plants of Illinois. Botany, Medical; Botany. 70 ILLINOIS NATURAL HISTORY SURVEY Circular 44. JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS L. Com- mon juniper, hackmatack, horse savin, gorst. Pinaceae. U. S. P. XI, p. 256.— A low and spreading or upright, small shrub or tree, evergreen; bark of the trunk shreddy; foliage in the form of needles, the needles straight, rigid, sharp-pointed, up to ]/i inch long; flowers lacking, cones present instead; fruit blue, glaucous, berry- like, 14 inch in diameter, 3-seeded. The fruit collected in fall and winter, when ripe. In cultivation as an ornamen- tal; established
. The drug plants of Illinois. Botany, Medical; Botany. 70 ILLINOIS NATURAL HISTORY SURVEY Circular 44. JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS L. Com- mon juniper, hackmatack, horse savin, gorst. Pinaceae. U. S. P. XI, p. 256.— A low and spreading or upright, small shrub or tree, evergreen; bark of the trunk shreddy; foliage in the form of needles, the needles straight, rigid, sharp-pointed, up to ]/i inch long; flowers lacking, cones present instead; fruit blue, glaucous, berry- like, 14 inch in diameter, 3-seeded. The fruit collected in fall and winter, when ripe. In cultivation as an ornamen- tal; established near Lake Michigan in Lake County. Contains the fragrant oil of juniper. The oil is used as a stimulant, diuretic, carmina- tive, and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tehon, L. R. (Leo Roy), 1895-1954. Urbana, Ill. : Natural History Survey Division
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