JOHNS BREAD JUJUBE BERRIES. 151 



axillary, solitary, slipper-shaped with a long recurved 

 spur : in /. pallida, Nutt., pale yellow, and in 7. fulva, 

 Nutt., orange-yellow and spotted. Valves of the fruit 

 curling up when dehisced. 



JOHNS BREAD. Ceratonia slHqua, Linn. 



N.O. Leguminosa. 

 Syn. St. John's bread. 

 Part used Pods. 



Action Nutritive. Used as a food for man and 

 beast, and by singers to improve the voice. 



Distinctive character The pods are 4-8 inches long 

 and about i inch broad and i or inch thick, com- 

 pressed, dark brown, glossy, enclosing a light brown, 

 soft, fleshy pulp having a sweet taste. Seeds flattish, 

 ovate, in separate cells, lined with the papery endocarp. 

 Odour, slightly valerianic. 



JUJUBE BERRIES. Zizyphus vulgaris, Lamk. 



N.O. Rhamnacex. 

 Part used Berries. 



Action Mucilaginous, pectoral. From these the 

 genuine " Pate de Jujubes" was formerly prepared for 

 use in the manufacture of pectoral lozenges. 



Distinctive character Fruits variable in size in 

 different varieties, from -1 inch long and f- inch in 

 diameter, red, smooth, and shiny, but brownish red and 

 wrinkled when dried, fleshy and containing one or two 

 endocarps. Taste, sweet and mucilaginous. 



