(1X8) 



THE PEA FAMILY (Jabaceae) 



2637. Calabar bean. Physostigma. — The seed of Physostigma venenosum Balfour. 



Native of tropical Africa. 



2638. Physostigmine. Eserine (C16H21N3O2). — The most important alkaloid of 



the preceding. 



2639. Eseridine (C16H23N3O3). — Another alkaloid of the same seed. 



2640. Indigo plant. — The herbage of Indigofera Sufruticosa Willd. Native of 



tropical and 6ub-tropical America and cultivated. 



2641. Indigo. — The crude coloring matter extracted from the preceding. 



2642. Indigotin (Ci6HioN 2 2 ). — The same, purified. 



2643. Peanuts. — The seeds of Arachis hypogaea L. Native of tropical America 



and widely cultivated . From the New York market. 



2644. Arachic acid (C20H40O2). — An acid extracted from the preceding. 



2645. Goa powder. — A substance found in cavities of the trunk of Audita Araroba 



Aguiar. Native of Brazil. 



2646. Chrysarobin. — The active principle extracted from Goa powder, but of 



indefinite chemical composition. 



2647. Chrysophanic acid (C30H26O7). — The purified active principle of the same. 



2648. Balsam of Peru. — A liquid balsam obtained from Toluijera Pereirae (Royle) 



Baill. Native of Central America. 



2649. Benzyl benzoate. — An aromatic compound extracted from the preceding. 



2650. Benzyl cinnamate. — Another aromatic compound extracted from the 



preceding. 



2651. Locust or Robinia bark. — The bark of Robinia pseudacacia L. Native of 



eastern United States. 



2652. Abrus. Jequirity. Love-peas. Crabs' eyes. Prayer-beads. — The seeds 



of Abrus Abrus (L.) W. F. Wight. Native of the East Indies and natural- 

 ized in all tropical countries. 



2653. Abrin. — A mixture of extremely active toxalbumins extracted from the 



preceding. 



2654. Spanish, or Italian, licorice root. (See No. 1533.) 



2655. Russian licorice root. (See No. 1536.) 



2656. Glycyrrhizin. Glycyrrhizic acid (C44H63NO18). — The sweet principle existing 



in licorice. 



2657. Scoparius. Broom. — The tops of Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link. Native of 



Asia and Europe. 



2658. Sparteine (C16H26N2). — The chief alkaloid of the preceding. 



2659. Sparteine sulphate. — The salt of the preceding with sulphuric acid. 



2660. Scoparin (C20H20O10+5H2O). — Another constituent of the same. 



2661. Cytisine. Ulexine. Baptitoxine (CJ1H14N2O). — Another alkaloid of the 



same; also from related plants. 



2662. Laburnum seeds. Bean trefoil. Golden-chain or golden-shower seeds. — 



The seeds of Cytisus Laburnum L. Native of southern Europe and culti- 

 vated. Another source of cytisine. 

 2663. 



2664. Ormosia. Bread-tree seeds. Large coral-bean. — The seeds of Ormosia 



dasycarpa Jacq. Native of the West Indies. 



2665. Ormosine. — A poisonous alkaloid extracted from the preceding. 



