BY JAMES M. PETRIE. 155 



Bentham and Hooker separate the Monimiacece and Laura- 

 ceas with the monochlamydeous plants, but in Engler's classi- 

 fication we find the natural orders grouped closely together, 

 which contain all the alkaloids mentioned above, except cur- 

 are. From this comparison it is shown that the bark of Dory- 

 ■pliorii sassafnix contains a new alkaloid, hitherto unrecorded, 

 for which the name "Doryphorine" is proposed. 



I wish, in conclusion, to express my indebtedness to Profes- 

 sor Anderson Stuart and Dr. Chapman, for affording every 

 convenience to the carrying out of this investigation. 



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Through Watt's Diet. 

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1894, 20. 

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