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497^- Peruvian Krameria. Rhatany or Rhatania. — The root of Krameria triandra 

 R. & P. (Krameriaceae — Krameria Family). Native of the central 

 Andes of South America. Presented by Parke, Davis & Company, of 

 New York. 



4977. Texas Krameria. — The root of K. lanceolata Torr. Native of the south- 



western United State9. Collected by A. A. Heller in New Mexico. 



4978. Wild Geranium. Cranesbill. — The rootstock of Geranium maculatum L. 



(Geraniaceae — Geranium Family). Native of eastern and central North 

 America. Collected by R. Ringe in Bedford Park, New York, June 24, 1899. 



4979. Dictamnus root. Garden ginger. European dittany. White Fraxinella. 



The root of Dictamnus albus L. (Rutaceae — Rue Family). Native of 

 Europe and cultivated for ornament. From the New York drug market, 

 presented by H. H. Rusby. 



4980. Goanese ipecac. Naregamia. — The root of Naregamia alata W. & A. 



(Meliaceae — Mahogany Family). Native of the East Indies. A com- 

 mercial sample, presented by Merck & Company, of New York. 



4981. Manitoba Senega root. — The root of Poly gala Senega L. (Polygalaceae — 



Milkwort Family). Grown in western Manitoba. Native of eastern and 

 central North America. Collected by A. W. Burman, June, 1900. 



4982. Commercial Senega. — A commercial sample of the same, presented by 



Parke, Davis & Company, of New York. 



4983. Pure powdered Senega. — The preceding in the powdered state. Presented 



by H. H. Rusby. 



4984. The same, adulterated with about 5 % of starch. Same donor. 



4985. The same, with about 50% of adulterant. Same donor. 



4986. Stillingia. Queen-of-the-meadow. Queen's-root. — The root of Stillingia 



sylvatica L. (Euphorbiaceae — Spurge Family). Native of the southeastern 

 United States. A commercial sample presented by Parke, Davis & Com- 

 pany, of New York. 



4987. Velamo del campo. — The root of Croton antisyphiliticus Mart. (Same 



family). Native of Brazil and Paraguay. Presented by the New York 

 College of Pharmacy. 



4988. Agua ri bay mi — The root of Sc hinus sp. (Anacardiaceae — Sumac Family). 



Native of tropical America. From Paraguay, through the Field Mu- 

 seum of Natural History. 



4989. New Jersey, or Walpole, tea. Red-root. — Native of the eastern United 



States. (See No. 221 1.) Collected by A. A. Tyler at Easton, Pennsyl- 

 vania, August 8, 1898. 



4990. Marshmallow root. Althea. — The root of Althaea officinalis L. (Malvaceae — 



Mallow Family). Deprived of its outer periderm. Native of Europe 

 and Asia, and cultivated. Presented by Parke, Davis & Company, of 

 New York. 



4991. Another sample, presented by Merck & Company. 



4992. Cut Althea. — Another sample of the same, cut into small pieces. Same 



donor. 



4993. Passiflora. Passion-flower root. May-pops. — The root of Passiflora 



incarnata L. (Passifloraceae — Passion-flower Family). Native of the 

 southeastern United States and cultivated for ornament. Presented by 

 Peek & Velsor, of New York. 



