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same as they are made from month to 

 month. 



ROOTS. 



Polymnia edulis, from M. Bang, Bo- 

 livia. 



A nearly complete set of Sarsa- 

 parillas from various sources, including 

 a roll of Central American, prepared to 

 imitate the Honduras. 



American grown Saponaria officinalis. 



Exceptionally large sections of Bryonia 

 and Rheum, contributed by Mr. A. C. 

 Meyjes, of the Chemist and Druggist. 



Rumex crispus and R. obtusifolius, 

 collected separately by the writer. 



Rumex hymenosepalus or Canaigee, 

 peeled and unpeeled. 



Stillingia sylvatica, collected to order. 



Sambucus canadensis, collected by the 

 writer from the same plants from which 

 the roots were obtained which fatally 

 poisoned several children at Tarrytown 

 on the Hudson. 



Apocynum cannabinum, collected by 

 the writer. 



Three varieties of false Pareira brava, 

 from the Brit. Phar. Soc. Museum. 



A specimen of Texan Krameria, col- 

 lected by Mr. A. A. Heller. 



A large number of specimens of ipecac, 

 genuine and false, from various sources. 



A specimen of Aristolochia irom Mex- 

 ico, with large fusiform root used as a 

 vulnerary. 



RHIZOMES. 



A specimen of American calamus, col- 

 lected by the writer. 



Spigelia adulterated with- Phlox Caro- 

 lina, several specimens. 



Alcoholic specimens of Maranta. 



BARKS. 



A complete representation of the culti- 

 vated Cinchona barks of Java, numbering 

 95 specimens, uniformly bottled and label- 

 ed and the assay marked upon each; pre- 

 sented by Messrs. McKesson & Robbins. 



Specimens of Rubus, Viburnum, Pru- 

 nus, Juglans (both species), Rhamnus, 

 Hamamelis and Ljriodendron, collected 

 by the writer as specified above. 



Timbo, collected in the Argentine by 

 Dr. Thomas Morong. 



Tome, collected in Bolivia by Mr. M. 

 Bang. 



Two species of spurious Quebracho, 

 Piscidia erythrina, bark of root and stem 

 separately ; presented by Messrs. Parke, 

 Davis & Co. 



Chione glabra from Mr. J. H. Hart, 

 director of the botanical gardens at Trin- 

 idad, W. I. 



Bocconia of three species, from Bolivia 

 and Mexico. 



HERBS, LEAVES, ETC. 

 Helenium autumnale and Cassia mari- 

 landica collected by the writer. 



An interesting series of Sennas from 

 various sources. 



Adhatoda vasica, Pichi, Naregamia 

 alata, Tonga, Baylahuen and Lippia Mexi- 

 cana ; presented by Messrs. Parke, Da- 

 vis & Co. 



False Chiratta from the Brit. Phar. 

 Soc. Museum. 



Leaves of a new species of Ery throxy- 

 lon, collected by Mr. Bang in Bolivia. 

 A medicinal Piper from Trinidad. 

 A new species of dye-leaf from Bolivia, 

 by Mr. Bang. 



In other classes I may mention nine 

 varieties of Eucalyptus kino, presented 

 by Baron Ferd. von Mueller of Victoria, 

 and a specimen of Quinoa seed. 



Germany's Doctors — Germany, whose 

 population is about 50,000,000, had 21,621 phy- 

 sicians in 1893, against 20,500 in 1892; that is, 

 an increase of 1,521, says the New York Tribune. 

 That makes 4.37 doctors for every 10,000 inhab- 

 itants, but they are not equally divided through- 

 out the empire; for in some regions there are 

 not even two doctors for every 10,000 inhabi- 

 tants, while in other districts there are 30 of 

 them for the same number of population. Ger- 

 many possesses also 915 dentists and 4.97 s drug- 

 gists. 



