BULLETIN 26, TJ. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Only approximate prices are mentioned herein for the purpose of 

 giving the collector some idea concerning the possible range. Prices 

 are constantly fluctuating, and it is therefore not possible to make 

 any definite statement regarding them. Correspondence with drug- 

 dealers will bring the desired information in this respect. 



The medicinal uses are referred to only very briefly, and the state- 

 ments made regarding such uses are based on information contained 

 in various dispensatories and kindred publications. The bulletin here- 

 with is not intended to give medical advice; this should be sought 

 only from a physician. 



PLANTS FURNISHING MEDICINAL FLOWERS, FRUITS, AND SEEDS. 



Under each section are included the synonyms and pharmacopceial 

 name, if any, the common names, habitat, range, descriptions, and 



information in re- 

 gard to the collec- 

 tion, prices, and uses 

 of the parts in ques- 

 tion. 



JUNIPER. 



Juniperus communis L. 



Other common names. — 

 Fairy circle, hackmatack, 

 horse savin, gorst, aiteu. 

 Habitat and range. — 

 The juniper is of com- 

 mon occurrence on dry, 

 sterile hills from Canada 

 south to New Jersey, west 

 to Nebraska, and in the 

 Rocky Mountains to New 

 Mexico. 



Description. — Ju n i p er 

 is an evergreen shrub be- 

 longing to the pine fam- 

 ily ( Pinacese ) , sometimes 

 attaining the height of 

 a .small tree, with erect 

 trunk and spreading 

 branches, covered with 

 a shreddy bark. The 

 spreading leaves are 

 borne in whorls of three 

 and are straight and 

 rigid, about one-fourth to one-half (rarely three-fourths) of an inch in length, 

 awl shaped, with a sharp, prickly point ; above they are grooved and of a bright- 

 green color, while; underneath they are whitish. 



Fig. 1. — Juniper {Juniperus communis), leafy branches and 

 fruit. 



