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4922. Pure powdered Cimicifuga, or black cohosh.— The preceding in the powdered 



state. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



4923. White baneberry.— The rootstock and roots of Actaea alba (L.) Mill. Native 



of eastern North America. Collected by P. Wilson in Bedford Park, 

 New York, July, 1899. 



4924. Red baneberry.— The rootstock and roots of Actaea rubra (L.) Willd. Native 



of North America. 



4925. Shrubby yellow root. Yellow wood. Xanthorrhiza. — The rootstock and 



root of Xanthorrhiza apiifolia L'Her. Native of the southeastern United 

 States. A commercial sample, presented by Parke, Davis & Company, 

 of New York. 



4926. Another sample of the same, collected by H. H. Rusby at Mount Airy, 



North Carolina, June 21, 1909. 



4927. Golden seal. Yellow puccoon. Hydrastis. (See No. 2527.) A commercial 



sample, presented by Parke, Davis & Company, of New York. 



4928. Pure powdered hydrastis or golden seal. — The preceding in the powdered 



state. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



4929. The same, but containing dirt and stems. Same donor. 



4930. The same, adulterated with about 10% of Xanthorrhiza. Same donor. 



4931. Gold-thread. Coptis.— The rootstock of Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. Native 



of northeastern North America. A commercial sample, presented by 

 Parke, Davis & Company, of New York. 



THE BARBERRY FAMILY {Berberidaceae) 



4932. Berberis. Barberry root. (See No. 2541).— A commercial sample, pre- 



sented by Parke, Davis & Company. 



4933. Another sample of the same or a related species. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



4934. Oregon grape root. — The root of Berberis aquifolium Pursh. Native of north- 



western North America. A commercial sample, presented by Parke, 

 Davis and Company, of New York. 



4935. Berberine sulphate. The sulphate of an alkaloid which is the principal 



active constitutent of Berberis, and which also occurs in other plants. 



4936. Blue cohosh. Blueberry root. Papoose root.— The rootstock and roots 



of Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Native of eastern North Amer- 

 ica. A commercial sample presented by Parke, Davis & Company, of 

 New York. 



4937. Podophyllum. Mandrake. May-apple. Umbrella-leaf. (See No. 2538.) 



Collected by P. Wilson, at West Orange, New Jersey, July 4, 1899. 



4938. Indian Podophyllum. Emodi root.— The rootstock of P. Emodi Wall. 



Native of British India. Presented by Merck & Company. 



THE MOONSEED FAMILY (Menispermaceae) 



4939. Menispermum. Moonseed. Yellow parilla. Texas sarsaparilla. — The 



rootstock of Menispermum canadense L. Native of eastern and central 

 North America. Collected by R. Ringe in Bedford Park, New York, 

 June 20, 1898. 



