“HYSSJAT. : 
“The ashes contained carbonate, 
_ and hydrochlorate of potass 
phosphate. of lime; much silica, mang Be 4 
and a very. ‘little copper! Can all these products arise 
from the com nt materials of the seeds? Do the — 
chemical analyzing agents and cuppels afford any of 
them? Let Professor Green and Professor Hare answer. 
Ss has not been applied. to medicine—it is strongly 
recommended ie subject of an inaugural thesis. 
‘SSOPUS OFFIC INALIS. | 
SINS sopt officinalis herba. Edin. Hyssopus, folia. 
wthe a ee part of the leaves of Hyssop. — 
Sos specimen, Jeff. Coll. No, 369—figure of the plant, 
No. 370. 
An aromatic stimulating tonic, containing a volatile oil-not 
used any where but in Germany, by de satan Sie much 
domestic. pees 
2.—JA APA SS ee Hae fo ‘See No. 
SE, 
JALAPIA—Jalapine. See the same. 
yielc Tapioca, a restorative dietetic—called ane 
; — Manioc— Manihot. 
Cabinet specimens, Jeff. Coll. Nos. 371 and 372—ealled 
Pearl Tapioca. 
‘Tapioca is nutritious. It is originally a aicalas poison ; but 
by heat, and frequent washing of its grated portions, ‘it 
_ becomes a bland, harmless, and mild article. It is a native 
of Sout Races, and of some of the West India islands. 
pressed, and the juice poured 
deadly poison, used by the Indians for poisoning 
shell arrows. It deposites, however, a white substance, 
wl in when sub ete heat and sbiutions, ae ment 
