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6050. Nepaul Capsicum. — A very pungent variety of the same species. Pre- 



sented by Durkee & Company, of New York. 



6051. Sonora chillies. — The fruit of another variety of the same, grown in Mexico. 



Purchased by H. H. Rusby at Nueva Laredo, Mexico, June, 1910. 



6052. Italian paprika. Dried red garden peppers. — The fruit of Capsicum annuum 



L. Same home and distribution as the preceding. Imported from Italy. 

 Presented by Stormer & Aipa, of New York City. 



6053. Horse-nettle, or bull-nettle. Apple of Sodom. — The berries of Solatium 



carolinense L. Native of eastern North America. 



6054. Narrow-leaved calabash, or gourd. — The fruit of Crescentia linearifolia Miers. 



(Bignoniaceae — Trumpet-creeper Family). Native of tropical America 

 and cultivated. Collected by Britton and Shafer at San Juan, Porto Rico, 

 February 10, 1913. 



6055. Dried black elderberries. The fruit of Sambucus canadensis L. (See No. 



2344). Collected by Q. T. Shafer at Williamsbridge, New York, August, 

 1904. 



6056. Turkish, or Trieste, colocynth. — The peeled dried fruit of Citrullus colocyn- 



thus Schrader {Cucurbitaceae — Gourd Family). Native of the Mediter- 

 ranean region. Produced in Turkey. Presented by Parke, Davis & 

 Company. 



6057. Turkish, or Trieste, colocynth pulp. — The preceding, deprived of its seeds. 



Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



6058. Spanish colocynth. — The preceding fruit produced in Spain, and peeled 



before being dried. Presented by Parke, Davis & Company. 



6059. Spanish colocynth pulp. — The preceding, deprived of its seeds. 



6060. Pure powdered colocynth pulp. — The same pulp in the powdered state. Pre- 



sented by H. H. Rusby. 



6061. The same, ground with its seeds. Same donor. 



6062. A sample of the same, nearly all seeds. Same donor. 



6063. Wild lettuce fruits, or "seeds." — The fruits of Lactuca virosa L. (?) (Cichoria- 



ceae — Chicory Family). Native of Europe. Presented by the New York 

 College of Pharmacy. 



THE THISTLE FAMILY {Carduaceae) 



6064. Burdock fruit, or "seeds." — The fruit of various species of Arctium. Native 



of Europe and now a cosmopolitan weed. Presented by Parke, Davis & 

 Company. 



6065. Sunflower fruits, or "seeds." (See No. 1702). Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



6066. Lavender cotton. — The fruits of Santolina chamaecyparissus L. Native of 



the Mediterranean region. From the Paris Exposition of 1900. 



6067. Holy, or milk, thistle fruits, or "seeds." Cardui fructus. Fructus Mariae. 



— The fruits of Mariana Mariana (L.) Hill. Native of the Mediterranean 

 region and occasional in the United States. Presented by the New York 

 College of Pharmacy. 



