THE JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY. 



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H Poisonous Plant Related to Rhus. 



By Professor H. H. Rusby, M.D. 



It has been the custom to devote considerable attention to the subject of 

 poisonous plants in connection with the Materia Medica teaching at the 

 New York College of Pharmacy. Not only are the properties and treat- 



Comodadia platyphylla Rich. 



( Reduced one-th ird. ) 



ment discussed in the lecture course, but each student is supplied with 

 specimens of the more common of them, and their identification is ex- 

 plained, in the Pharmacognosy sections. It is peculiarly gratifying to note 

 that this teaching is bearing fruit among the large number of our grad- 

 uates who have been called to service in the Army and Navy. The case 

 treated by Pharmacist Jorgensen in the following letter is of special inter- 

 est and importance. 



