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5073- Rehmannia root. — The powdered and dried root of Rchmannia lutea Maxim. 

 (Same family). Native of Japan. From the New York drug market. 

 Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



THE MADDER FAMILY (Rubiaceae) 



5074. Madder. Warence. — The root of Rubia tinctoria L. Native of the Mediter- 



ranean region and cultivated as a dye. Presented by Lehn & Fink, of 

 New York City. 



5075. Brazilian, or Rio, ipecac. — The root of Uragoga Ipecacuanha (Brot.) Baill. 



(See No. 2888.) Presented by Parke, Davis & Company, of New York. 



5076. Pure powdered Rio ipecac. — The preceding in the powdered state. Pre- 



sented by H. H. Rusby. 



5077. Another sample of the preceding, containing much sand and earthy matter. 



Same donor. 



5078. Another sample, adulterated with about 5% of damaged wheat flour. Same 



donor. 



5079. Carthagena, or Panama, ipecac. — The root of Uragoga emetica (Mutis) 



Baill. (?) Native of the Republic of Colombia. From the New York drug 

 market. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



5080. Pure powdered Carthagena ipecac. — The preceding in the powdered state. 



Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



5081. Spurious ipecac. — The root of Uragoga tomentosa (Aubl.) K. Schum. Native 



of tropical America. Collected by H. H. Rusby in the lower Orinoco 

 River, Venezuela. 



5082. Spurious, or white, ipecac. — The root of Richardia scabra L. Native 



of the southern United States and of tropical America. Imported into 

 New York as ipecac. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



5083. Another sample of the same. From Nicaragua. Presented by Lanman & 



Kemp, of New York. 



5084. Spurious Brazilian ipecac. — The root of Calceolaria villosissima St. Hil. 



{Violaceae — Violet Family). Native of Brazil. Imported into the New 

 York market as ipecac. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



5085. Another spurious ipecac of undetermined botanical origin. 



5086. Another spurious ipecac of unknown botanical origin. From the New York 



drug market. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



5087. Oldenlandia root. — The root of Oldenlandia Boscii (DC.) Chapm. Native of 



the southern United States. From Texas. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



5088. Caa cangay guazu. — The root of Galium trifidum L. Native of Paraguay. 



Presented by the Field Museum of Natural History. 



5089. Caa cangay mi. — The roots of G. hirtum Lam. Native of tropical America. 



From Paraguay, through the Field Museum of Natural History. 



5090. Wild licorice. — The root of G. circaezans Michx. Native of the eastern 



United States. Collected by A. A. Tyler at Easton, Pennsylvania, July, 

 1898. 



