JUNIPER. 



pipe, often six or seven feet, when it is carried by two of 

 his servants from place to place, with much ceremony ; and 

 the bowl is supported by wheels as an aid to supreme in- 

 dolence. In the summer, for greater coolness, the stem of 

 the pipe is covered with cotton or muslin, and moistened 

 with water. This sovereign recreation is not confined to 

 the men ; the ladies, especially those advanced in life, par- 

 take of it largely ; and, as a delicacy, they mix the tobacco 

 with frankincense, musk, or aloes-wood *." 



JUNIPER. 



JUNIPERUS. 



CONIFEIUE. DIOECIA MONADELEHIA. 



French, le g^nevrier ; le genievre ; le petron : in the old writers, 

 jupicelle ; genibretos ; cadenelo ; in Languedoc, lou geniebre : in Pro- 

 vence, genibre. Italian, il ginepro; in the Brescian, zenever; at 

 Venice, brusichio. 



THE Common Juniper is well adapted for potting, and 

 is the morfc desirable as being an evergreen. It is common 

 in all the northern parts of Europe, in rich or barren soils, 

 in open sandy plains, or in moist close woods : it will bear 

 the severest cold in our climate, and will require no other 

 attention than to keep it clear from weeds, and to give it a 

 little water in a continued drought. 



This shrub is celebrated for its medicinal properties : a 

 sweet decoction is made from the berries, from which a 

 quantity of sugar may be obtained. The bark may be 

 made into ropes. A spirit impregnated with the essential 

 oil of the berries is known by the name of Holland gin, 

 or Hollands. The common English gin also derives part 

 of its flavour from these berries, but is a very compound 



* Dallaway's Constantinople, p. 85. 



