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Underground Portions 



4773. Polypody root. — The rootstock of a species of Poly podium {Polypodiaceae — 



Fern Family). Used for its taste, of sugary sweetness. Presented by 

 Peek & Velsor, of New York City. 



4774. Crude male fern, or Aspidium (See No. 1729). Presented by Parke, Davis & 



Co., of Detroit, Michigan. 



4775. Peeled male fern, or Aspidium. — The preceding, deprived of its stipe-bases 



and waste matter, and peeled. Same donor. 



4776. Another sample of the same. 



4777. Pure powdered male fern. — The preceding in the powdered state. Presented 



by H. H. Rusby. 



4778. Another sample of the same, but heavily adulterated with chaff, bark, and 

 other refuse matter. Same donor. 



4779. Triticum. Dog-grass. Couch-grass. — The rootstock and roots of Agropy- 



rum repens (L.) Beauv. (Gramineae — Grass Family). Native of Europe 

 and Asia and naturalized in North America. Presented by Parke, Davis & 

 Co., of Detroit, Michigan. 



4780. Refuse dog-grass. — The roots and other refuse material removed from dog- 



grass and worthless for medicinal purposes. Offered as dog-grass in the 

 New York market. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



4781. Crude spurious dog-grass. Bermuda grass. — The roc stocks and roots of 



Capriola Dactylon (L.) Kuntze. (Same family.) Native of tropical Amer- 

 ica. Offered in the New York drug market as dog-grass. Presented by 

 H. H. Rusby. 



4782. Cut spurious dog-grass. — The preceding in the cut state. Same donor. 



4783. Another sample of the same. From the New York drug market. Same 



donor. 



4784. Bamboo root. — The rootstock and roots of an undetermined species of 



bamboo. (Same family.) Native of the East Indies. From the New 

 York drug market. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



4785. Vetivert. Vetiver. Kus-kus (See No. 1770). From Paraguay, through 



the Field Museum of Natural History, of Chicago. 



4786. Capii Cati Guazu. — The rootstock and roots of Kyllingia triceps Rottb. 



{Cyperaceae — Sedge Family). Native of South America. From Paraguay, 

 through the Field Museum of Natural History, of Chicago. 



4787. Carnahuba salsonifera. — The roots of an undetermined plant, probably 



Copernicia cerifera (Ar.) Mart. [Palmae — Palm Family). Native of 

 tropical America. From the New York drug market. Presented by 

 H. H. Rusby. 



4788. Tonga root. — The stems of Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Eng. Native of 



the Fiji Islands. Presented by Parke, Davis & Company. 



4789. Calamus. Sweet flag. — The rootstock of Acorus Calamus L. (See No. 1777). 



Collected in Bronx Park by W. N. Clute, June 20, 1899. 



4790. Peeled or "bleached" Calamus. — The preceding, with its outer bark removed. 



Presented by Parke, Davis & Company, of Detroit, Michigan. 



4791. Pinellia root. — The ground root of Pinellia tuberifera Tenore. (Same fam- 



ily.) Native of Japan. From the New York drug market. Presented by 

 H. H. Rusby. 



