508 OUR WOODLAND TREES. 
desirable for the manufacture of small articles. 
The berries of the Tree are edible, and have in 
consequence been put to various uses, such as for 
preserves, as a substitute for coffee, and for 
flavouring gin. 
Juniperus communis is not a fast grower, making 
a growth of little more, on an average, than six 
inches each year, and growing even slower than 
that after it has reached a height of about seven 
feet. 
