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4792- Dracontium. Skunk cabbage.— The rootstock and roots of Spathyema 

 foetida (L.) Raf. (Same family.) Native of northeastern North America. 

 Collected in the New York Botanical Garden. 



4793. American Arum. Wild turnip. Indian turnip. Jack-in-the-pulpit — 



The corm of Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Torr. (Same family.) Native of 

 northeastern North America. 



4794. European Arum.— The corm of Arum maculatum L. (Same family.) Na- 



tive of Europe. From the New York drug market. Presented by H. 

 H. Rusby. 



THE BUNCH-FLOWER FAMILY (Melanthactae) 



4795. American green hellebore. (See No. 2466.) Presented by Lehn & Fink, of 



New York City. 



4796. White, or European, hellebore. — The rootstock and roots of Veratrum 



album L. Native of Europe and Asia. Properties same as of preceding. 

 From the New York drug market. Same donor. 



4797. False unicorn root. Blazing star. Star-grass. — The rootstock and roots of 



Chamaelirium luteum (L.) A. Gray. Used as a substitute for the genuine 

 article (No. 4802). Native of eastern and central North America. 

 Presented by Peek & Velsor, of New York City. 



4798. Asphodel root.— The rootstock and roots of Asphodelus ramosus L. Native 



of the Mediterranean region. From the New York College of Pharmacy. 



THE LILY FAMILY (Liliaceae) 



4798.1. Madonna lily bulb.— The bulb of Lilium candidum L. Native of southern 

 Europe and Asia and cultivated for ornament. Grown by H. H. Rusby 

 at Newark, New Jersey. 



4799. Colchicum root (See No. 2456). Presented by Parke, Davis & Co., of 



Detroit, Michigan. 



4800. Another sample of the same. Same donor. 



4801. Pure powdered Colchicum root.— The preceding in the powdered state. 



Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



4802. Unicorn root. Star-grass.— The rootstock and roots of Aletris farinosa L. 



Native of eastern North America. Presented by Peek & Velsor, of New 

 York City. 



4803. The same, collected by Percy Wilson at Hempstead, Long Island, July, 1899. 



4804. Squill bulbs.— The bulbs of Urginea maritima (L.) Baker. (See No. 2451.) 



Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



4805. The commercial sliced form of the same. Same donor. 



4806. Another sample, presented by Parke, Davis & Company. 



4807. Beth-root or birth-root. Trillium. Wake-robin.— The rootstock of Trillium 



erectum L. and of closely allied species. Native of eastern and central 

 North America. The commercial drug, presented by Parke, Davis & 

 Company, of Detroit, Michigan. 



THE LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY FAMILY (Convallariaceae) 



4808. Solomon's seal.— The rootstock of a species of Polygonatum. Native of 



Europe. From the New York drug market. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



