(272) 



5968. The same drug, of second grade. 



5969. American wormseed. Chenopodium. (See No. 1822). Presented by 



Parke, Davis & Company. 



5970. Pokeberries. Red-ink berries. Pigeon berries. — The fruit of Phytolacca 



americana L. (See No. 1276). Presented by Parke, Davis & Company. 



5971. A sample of the same collected by Q. T. Shafer in Bronx Park, New York 



October 30, 1904. 



5972. Fish berries. Cocculus Indica. (See No. 2544). 



5973. Star anise. Chinese, or sweet, star anise. (See No. 1827). Presented by 



Parke, Davis & Company. 



5974. Japanese, or poisonous, star anise. — The fruit of lllicium anisatum L. Native 



of Japan and cultivated for ornament. Presented by the New York 

 College of Pharmacy. 



5975. Laurel berries. Fructus Lauri. — The fruit of Laurus nobilis L. (See No. 



15 1 2). Presented by Parke, Davis & Company. 



5976. Poppy capsules. Papaveris Capsulae. — The fruit of Pa-paver somniferum L. 



(Papaveraceae — Poppy Family), from which the seeds have been removed. 

 Native of the Orient and cultivated for opium. Presented by Parke, 

 Davis & Company. 



5977. Another sample of the same. Presented by the British Pharmaceutical 



Association. 



5978. Simulo. — The fruit of a species of Capparis or Crataeva. {Capparidaceae — 



Caper Family). Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



5979. Rose hips. Rose berries. Sweet-briar fruits. — The fruit of Rosa canina L. 



{Rosaceae — Rose Family), from which the achenes have been removed. 

 Native of Europe. Presented by Lehn & Fink. 



THE SENNA FAMILY (Caesalpiniaceae) 



5980. Nandabay. — The pods of Caesalpinia melanocarpa Griseb. (See No. 1372). 



From Paraguay, through the Field Museum of Natural History. 



5981. Tamarind pods. — The ripe fruits of Tamarindus indica L. Native of India 



and cultivated in tropical countries. Collected by M. A. Howe at Nassau, 

 Bahamas, March, 1905. 



5982. West Indian preserved tamarind. — The preserved pulp of the preceding 



fruit, as prepared in the West Indies. Acquired by Mrs. N. L. Britton at 

 Nassau, December, 1904. 



5983. A commercial sample of the same. Presented by Lehn & Fink. 



5984. East Indian preserved tamarind. — The same product as prepared in the 



East Indies. Presented by Lehn & Fink. 



5985. Spurious senna pods. — The fruits of Cassia obovata Collad., removed in the 



purification of Alexandria senna. Native of northeastern Africa. Pre- 

 sented by E. U. Andrus & Company, of New York City. 



5986. Senna branches, bearing pods. 



5987. India senna pods. — The fruits of Cassia angustifolia Vahl. (See No. 5427). 



Presented by Parke, Davis & Company. 



5988. Cassia fistula. Purging Cassia. — The fruits of Cathartocarpus fistula (L.) 



Pers. Native of India and cultivated. Presented by Parke, Davis & 

 Company. 



