(70) 



1586. The same, ground. 



1587. Thymol. The active constituent of the preceding. Presented by Merck & 



Company, of New York City. 



1588. Thymene. Another constituent extracted from thyme leaves. Same 



donor. 



1589. Salvia or sage. — The leaves of Salvia officinalis L. Native of Europe and 



everywhere cultivated. 



1590. The same, ground. 



THE POTATO FAMILY (Solanaceae) 



1591. Small Japanese capsicum, cayenne pepper, or red pepper. — The fruit of 



Capsicum minimum Roxb. Native of tropical America and widely culti- 

 vated. From Japan. A form of rather low strength. 



1592. The same, ground. 



1593. Large Japanese capsicum. — A larger-fruited variety of the same. 



1594. Mombassa capsicum or chillies. — The same, grown in eastern Africa and 



of great strength. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



1595. Phrik Duey Kai. Another variety of the same, grown in Siam. 



1596. Chee Ta. — A Chinese variety of paprika, chilli, or red pepper, the fruits of 



C. sinensis Jacq. (?). Native of tropical regions and cultivated. From 

 Siam. 



1597. Another sample of the same. 



1598. Bombay cherry pepper. — The fruit of a cultivated variety of C, jrutescens L. 



Native of tropical regions and cultivated. From Bombay, British India. 



1599. Mexican paprika. — The dried fruit of C. longum DC. grown and prepared 



in Mexico. Native of tropical regions and cultivated. The best variety 

 of paprika. 



1600. Hungarian paprika. The preceding species, grown in^Hungary. 



1601. The preceding in a ground state. 



1602. Spanish paprika. — The fruit of a variety of C. annuum L. Native of tropical 



America and everywhere cultivated. Grown in Spain. 



1603. The preceding in a ground state. 



THE THISTLE FAMILY (Carduaceae) 



1604. Vanilla leaf. — The leaves of Trilisia odoratissima (Walt.) Cass. (See 



number 1447). From Sumpter County, Georgia. Collected by R. M. 

 Harper, September 9, 1900. 



1605. Another specimen of the same. Collected on the Pedee River, North Caro- 



lina, and presented by John Leman, April, 1910. 



1606. Para cress. Spilanthes. — The herbage of Spilanthes oleracea L. Native of 



South America and cultivated in tropical countries. Presented by Merck 

 & Company, of New York. 



WAXES 



Vegetable waxes are plant constituents somewhat re- 

 sembling fats or oils in their nature and occurring as exuda- 



