^^ CRUCIFER^. 



U mn^fv?^ ^^^^ ! \^^^\^ ^^^^^ ^Pi""i lias occasionally been imported, 

 EnS ' \''7*^^,t^e opium of India is entirely unknown in the 



in the wH^'^ ^""Z ^^'^^. "^^^ «^ '^ '^ ^« b^ fo"^^ even in London 

 in the warehouse of any druggist. 



opium rnrl^o^^T^"?"!.' ' "^^"^^^^ Poi^t out that in 1876 the import of 

 opium (prepared) into the colony of Victoria was valued at £104!557. 



kuo^vT^JnKT P^-^^^/?f« sedative powers which are universally 

 me?Hdne of tl Tf l^^^^ira, it is the most important and valuable 

 ^y its iudLot "^'^ ^^^''''' ^^'^^'^ ■' ^"d ^e may add, the source 

 mVe m sety UW^^^ "^^^^ ^^iness and by its abuse of 



miseiy than any other drug employed by mankind: 



already noUcecT".;;:!?!,' '^''n'H'^ falsifications of opium have been 

 may be est tiiT? ^^\ "^'^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^ it« niore important alkaloid 

 neither tannTc ' id T T P°'^^'^ °^^- Moreover as already stated, 

 proportion of ash tft ^ ?v' ?'''^" °'°"^' ^^ genuine opium ; and the 

 exceed 4 to 8 upr op^+^?V , mcmeration of a good opium does not 

 h- the amount soIuWp in T/'''*^ ^™- Another criterion is afforded 

 reckoned on dry onium T?" ^j^^^r which ought to exceed 55 per cent 

 m pure opium is distinct f ^"^ ^'^ ^^ ^^^ correct, the gum contained 

 acetate of lead If ^1 ?!^ ^""^ ^^^^io, being precipitable by neutral 

 arable, the mucila-e Jonlt /^ ^-^^^ "^'^^^^ opium falsified with guP 

 acetite of lead the lim,; i ^P'"^^ ^^^^ ^o precipitated by neutral 



tuin the gum arable whL''^^'^^"^ ^^'"^^ ^^^ precipitate will still con- 

 Js present to some extpn "^^^^ ^^ ^'^'^^^^ ^own by alcohol. If gu^ 



extent, an abundant precipitate is produced. 



CRUCIFER^. 



SEMEN SINAPIS NIGR^ 



' -^ • i^outarde noire ou arise; Q.Scliwarzer 



eotanical Origin— R • 

 Black Mustard is found wltr'' ""^^l"' ^^^^^ (^^^^^P^^ ^^^^'« I^"^" 



NT-nl^"'"^? "^^•"'- It alio Ir^'' >^' ^^^°J^ of Europe excepting 

 ■^' opotam a ti.„ /> "^'^o occurs m N^T.+k kt-^ ^ a _• nuj^^r 



-^"•eme north. It also n. • ^^ '^^ole of Euro 



^^tam.a the CauaSan e^S, ^ V'^T'^^^'^ ^f"-' --- - • 



Hem Siberia and China p^''^"' .Western India, as well as m 



f^le lu niany countries iL "^^J^^^'^tion, which is conducted on a 



taly) It has doubtless Son ri'^'^f' Bohemia, Holland, England 



tS'"^-.-^- It hl'roVtl^^-,"gh regions where,^ did 



*^*1 ^ nth America. 



history "^ 



l^'-'^tion. it as 

 three kinda wli 



- — ueen referred by 



Thcophrastu 





SSa«^' ^i ■ ^^ P^g^«) •' Sir Edw. Fry, 



•'-^ (1833rM6: 



