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5713- Creosote bush. — The leafy twigs of Covillea tridentata (DC.) Vail. (Zygo- 

 phyllaceae — Zygophyllum Family). Native of southwestern North Amer- 

 ica. Presented by the New York College of Pharmacy. 



5714. Another sample of the preceding, collected by D. T. MacDougal at Langtry, 



Texas, June, 1904. 



5715. Bitter milkwort. Herba Polygalae. — The herbage of Polygala amara L. 



(Polygalaceae — Milkwort Family). Native of Europe. Presented by 

 Merck & Company. 



THE SPURGE FAMILY {Euphorbiaceae) 



5716. Spotted spurge. — The herbage of Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small. Native 



of North America. Collected by Q. T. Shafer in the New York Botanical 

 Garden, August 3, 1904. 



5717. Yerba del baca. Euphorbia pilulifera. Australian asthma weed. — The 



herbage of C. pilulifera (L.) Small. Native of tropical America. Pre- 

 sented by H. H. Rusby. 



5718. Another sample of the same, presented by Parke, Davis & Company. 



5719. Spurious Euphorbia pilulifera. — The herbage of an undetermined species 



of Euphorbia, offered as the preceding. From the New York drug market. 

 Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



5720. Tall spotted spurge. — The herbage of C. Preslii (Guss.) Arthur. Collected 



by J. A. Shafer in the New York Botanical Garden, September 10, 1904. 



5721. Three-seeded mercury. — The herbage of Acalypha virginica L. Native of 



eastern and central North America. Collected by J. A. Shafer in the 

 New York Botanical Garden, August, 1904. 



5722. Golondrina. — The herbage of Chamaesyce prostrata (Ait.) Small. Native of 



tropical America. From the New York drug market. Presented by H. 

 H. Rusby. 



5723. Milokisch. Jew's mallow. Inte. — The herbage of Corchorus olitorius L. 



(See No. 645). From the New York drug market. Presented by H. H. 

 Rusby. 



5724. St. John's-wort. — The herbage of Hypericum perforatum L. (Hypericaceae — 



St. John's-wort Family). Native of Europe and Asia, and a weed in the 

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

 Company. 



5725. Another sample of the same, collected by H. H. Rusby near Poughkeepsie, 



New York, June 27, 19 19. 



5726. Cut St. John's-wort. The preceding in a finely divided state. From the 



New York drug market. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



5727. Yerba reuma. — The herbage of Frankenia grandifolia Ch. & Sch. {Frankenia- 



ceae — Frankenia Family). Native of the California seacoast. Presented 

 by the New York College of Pharmacy. 



5728. Rock rose. Frost-weed. — The herbage of Helianthemum canadense (L.) 



Britton {Cistaceae — Rock-rose Family). Native of eastern North 

 America. Collected by J. A. Shafer at Belleville, New Jersey, September 

 25, 1904. 



