Chapter 8: Misc. Garden Plants, Foods, Flowers and Herbs


Chapter 8: Misc. Garden Plants, Foods, Flowers and Herbs


DRUG PLANTS

Mention should be made of drug plants, many of which are cultivated. Usually, these plants are produced only in gardens or similar-sized lots, but some are harvested in the wild state. Krochmal et al. (1954) listed 60 useful drug plants native to the American southwestern desert, and Krochmal (1968) about 125 species in the Appalachian region. Sievers (1948) listed more than 200 species and varieties of drug and condiment plants.

Many of the above plants doubtless depend upon insect pollination. Youngken (1950) studied bee activity on more than 50 drug plants and concluded that bee pollination was a major factor in drug plant culture. Later he (1956) reported on more than 250 species of drug plants in the Drug Plant Garden and Laboratory in Seattle, Wash., and concluded that beekeeping should be encouraged near drug plants for maximum production.

LITERATURE CITED:

KROCHMAL, A.
1968. MEDICINAL PLANTS AND APPALACHIA. Econ. Bot. 22(4): 332 - 337.

____ PAUR, S., and DUISBERG P.
1954. USEFUL NATIVE PLANTS IN THE AMERICAN SOUTHWESTERN DESERT. Econ. Bot. 8(1): 3 - 20.

SIEVERS, A. F.
1948. PRODUCTION OF DRUG AND CONDIMENT PLANTS. U.S. Dept. Agr. Farmers' Bul. 1949, 99 pp.

YOUNGKEN, H. W., JR.
1950. DRUG PLANT GARDENS AND APICULTURE. In lowa State Apiarist Rpt. 1949, pp.115 - 122.

____ 1956. THE VALUE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS TO BEEKEEPING. Gleanings Bee Cult. 84: 16-18.


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