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I342-I- Encino bark. — Probably the bark of a species of Quercus, of southern 

 Europe. 



1343. Vallonea. Acorn cups. — The involucres of the fruits of a Chinese species of 



Quercus, related to Q. Bungeana Forbes. Imported into New York by the 

 Chinese. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



1344. Vallonea extract. — An extract made from various species of acorn cups of the 



Mediterranean region. Imported into New York for tanning. Presented 

 by H. H. Rusby. 



1345. California oak galls.— Galls collected from Quercus lobata Nees. Native of 



California. From the New York College of Pharmacy. Galls are ex- 

 crescences caused to form on living vegetable tissue by the punctures and 

 deposited eggs of various species of insects. In due time, the eggs hatch 

 and the larvae coming from them live within the gall until they are ready 

 to emerge into the open air. Galls are usually rich in tannin (tannic acid) 

 and some of them are employed as tanning agents. 



1346. French oak galls. — Galls collected from Quercus Robur L. (See number 



1340.) From Biaretz, France. Used for making ink, as well as for 

 tanning. Presented by L. M. Underwood. 



1347. Aleppo, or Syrian, galls, or nut-galls. — Galls collected from Quercus lusitanica 



Lam. and other species of Quercus. Native of Syria. From the New York 

 drug market. Presented by Duche & Sons, of New York. 



1348. Another sample, of inferior quality. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



1349. White Syrian galls. — Same as the preceding, but over-ripe and inferior, the 



insects having escaped from the cavity by boring a hole to the surface. 

 Same source. 



1350. Groundnut-gall. Nut-gall in the ground state. Presented by H. H.Rusby. 

 1350.1. Morea galls. 



1351. Kuri or Japanese chestnut bark. — The bark of Castanea crenata Sieb. and 



Zucc. Native of eastern Asia. From Japan. 



1352. Hetre. European beech. — The bark of Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Native of 



Europe. From France, through the Paris Exposition of 1900. 



1353. Canaigre. — The root of Rumex hymenosepalus Torrey (Polygonaceae — Knot- 



weed Family). Native of the southwestern United States and cultivated. 

 From wild plants of Texas. Presented by Lehn & Fink, of New York City. 



1354. The same, from cultivated plants from three to five months old. Same 



source and donor. 



1355. The same, from cultivated plants two years old. Same source and donor. 



1356. Sakura. — The bark of Prunus Pseudo-Cerasus Lindley. (Drupaceae — Plum 



Family.) Native of eastern Asia. From Japan. 



THE SENSITIVE-PLANT FAMILY (Mimosaceae) 



1357. Palo bianco. White tree. — The bark of Lysiloma Candida Brandegee. 



Native of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Collected by J. N. 

 Rose at Agua Verde, Lower California, April I, 191 1. 



1358. Albizzia bark.— The bark of Albizzia stipulata Poir. Native of the East 



Indies. From British India. 



1359. Algaroba negra. — The bark of Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. Native of 



tropical America. Specimen from Paraguay, through the Field Museum 

 of Natural History. 



