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4846. Florentine orris root (See No. 1785). — A commercial sample presented by 



Parke, Davis, and Company, of New York City. 



4847. Veronese orris root. — The rootstock of a species if Iris, probably 7. pallida 



Lam., prepared like the preceding. Native of the same region and similarly 

 cultivated. Same donor. 



THE GINGER FAMILY {Zingiberaceae) 



4848. Ginger. (See No. 1396.) 



4849. Unbleached Jamaica ginger. — A peeled, scraped, and carefully prepared 



variety of the preceding. Grown and prepared in Jamaica, West Indies. 

 Presented by Lehn & Fink, of New York City. 



4850. Bleached Jamaica ginger. — The preceding, dipped in milk of lime. Same 



donor. 



4851. African ginger. — The same, partially peeled and treated with boiling water 



before drying. Produced in Africa. Same donor. 



4852. Race ginger. — The same similarly treated with boiling water in the East 



Indies. Same donor. 



4853. Cochin ginger. — The same, having only the outer bark removed, and dried 



without treatment with boiling water. Prepared in Cochin-China. Pre- 

 sented by the New York College of Pharmacy. 



4854. Japanese ginger. — Ginger grown in Japan. Presented by E. R. Durkee & 



Company. 



4855. Chinese ginger. — The same, produced in China. Presented by Parke, 



Davis & Company. 



4856. Paraguay ginger. — Ginger produced in Paraguay. Presented by the 

 Field Museum of Natural History, of Chicago. 



4857. Galangal. — The rootstock of Alpinia officinarum Hance. Native of China 



and cultivated like ginger. Presented by Parke, Davis & Company, of 

 New York. 



4858. Kaempferia root. Sherungula. — The rootstock of a species of Kaempferia. 



Native of South Africa and cultivated. Grown in Witwatersrand, South 

 Africa. 



4859. Siamese turmeric, or Curcuma. — The rootstock of a cultivated variety of a 



species of Curcuma, probably C. longa L. {Zingiberaceae — Ginger Family). 

 Native of southern Asia. Produced in Siam. From the Field Museum 

 of Natural History, Chicago. 



4860. Madras turmeric, or Curcuma. — The same, grown in Madras, India. Pre- 



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



4861. Ceylon turmeric, or Curcuma. — Another sample of the same, grown in 



Ceylon. 



4862. Pure powdered Curcuma, or turmeric. — The preceding, in the powdered 



state. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



4863. The preceding, heavily adulterated with damaged wheat flour. Same donor. 



4864. Zedoaria. Zedoary. Presented by Parke, Davis & Company, of New 



York City. 



