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6252. Mesquit gum. — The gum exuded by species of Prosopis, of the same family, 



native of southwestern North America and South America. Presented 

 by the New York College of Pharmacy. 



6253. Another sample of the same. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



6254. Semla gum. Bauhinia gum. — A gum exuded by Bauhinia retusa Roxb. 



(Caesalpiniaceae — Senna Family). Native of British India. 

 Numbers 6255-6263 comprise a series of samples of tragacanth, the gum exuded 

 by Astragalus gummifer Labill. {Fabaceae — Pea Family), and other 

 species of Astragalus. Native of Syria. All, unless otherwise stated, 

 were presented by Parke, Davis & Company of New York City. 



6255. No. I Turkish Tragacanth. 



6256. No. 2 Turkish Tragacanth. 



6257. No. 3 Turkish Tragacanth. 



6258. Turkish Tragacanth of low grade. Presented by the New York College of 



Pharmacy. 



6259. No. 1 Aleppo Tragacanth. 



6260. No. 2 Aleppo Tragacanth. 



6261. No. 3 Aleppo Tragacanth. 



6262. No. 4 Aleppo Tragacanth. 



6263. No. 5 Aleppo Tragacanth. 



6264. Atylia gum.— A gum exuded by Ateleia cubensis Griseb. (Same family). 



Native of the West Indies. Acquired by Britton & Cowell at El Moro, 

 Cuba, March, 19 1 2. 



6265. India gum. Hog gum. Kutera, or Kathira, gum. — Probably the exudation 



from Cochlospermum Gossypium DC. (Bixaceae — Annatto Family). Na- 

 tive of India. Presented by the New York College of Pharmacy. 



6266. Another variety of India gum. 



6267. Cactus gum. — The exudation of Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & 



Rose (Cactaceae — Cactus Family). Native of the southwestern United 

 States. Presented by G. Sykes, of the Desert Laboratory at Tucson, 

 Arizona. 



6268. Cashew, or Caju, gum. — A gum exuded by Anacardium occidental L. 



(See No. 2713). Presented by R. K. Tomlinson, of Jamaica, West Indies. 



6269. Another sample of the same, from India. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



6270. Another sample from the same source and donor. 



6271. Zizyphus, or Jujuba, gum. — A gum exuded by Zhyphus Jujuba Lam. 



{Rhamnaceae— Buckthorn Family). Native of the Old World tropics. 

 From British India. 



6272. India gum. Anogeissus gum. — A gum exuded by Anogeissus latifolia Wall. 



(Combretaceae — Combretum Family). Native of India. Presented by 

 H. H. Rusby. 



6273. Another sample of the same. Same donor. 



6274. Socotrine aloes. Aloe Socotrina. — The inspissated juice of the leaves of 



Aloe Perryi Baker (Liliaceae — Lily Family), obtained by cutting off the 

 leaves and allowing them to drain. Native of the Island of Socotra, eastern 

 Africa. Presented by Parke, Davis & Company. 



6275. Pure powdered Socotrine aloes. — The preceding, in the powdered state. 



Presented by Merck & Company. 



