112 Kansas Academi/ of Science. 



article in the Americayi Journal of Pharmacy for April, 1913, 

 and we take the liberty of extracting from his article such 

 portions as will be of interest and applicable in this paper. 

 He says: 



"The natural home of the goldenseal is in the deep shady nooks of our 

 American forests, where the soil is rich and soft and deep, and the 

 moisture and the drainage are in its favor. Where once it grew in pro- 

 fusion, it is found only in patches now, and these small areas are con- 

 stantly giving away to only here and there a single plant, and these 

 lingering halos of the past wild woodland glory are year by year teach- 

 ing their lesson of conservation to the student and gi'ower. 



"To be successful in the growing of this plant, the natural conditions 

 must be carefully and strictly obsei'ved, artificial means being employed 

 only where they improve upon the natural, where the plants originally 

 grew, and then the natural conditions should not be eliminated or over- 

 looked." 



Echinacea angustifolia is a plant natural to the soil of Kan- 

 sas. It is well known that this plant has acquired a great 

 reputation in certain forms of disease, and as an antiseptic 

 local application and as an internal remedial agent it is grow- 

 ing in popularity, so that thousands of pounds of the root have 

 been shipped out of the state, consumed in medicinal prepara- 

 tions which find ready demand by the medical profession. 



Ginseng is a plant which has received some attention. In 

 some parts of Ohio the plant has been cultivated successfully. 

 The writer visited some patches of ground where this plant 

 was cultivated near Toledo, Ohio. Here and there over the 

 country are persons who are experimenting upon its cultiva- 

 tion. The soil and condition of its cultivation are very similar 

 to that of Hydrastis, above referred to. 



Many other plants might be named in this connection, but 

 it would prolong this article unduly, as this is written simply 

 to call attention to the subject and to excite interest of the 

 agriculturist and gardener. Those who are interested, or 

 will become interested in this plant cultivation, as above sug- 

 gested, would do well to correspond with the Bureau of Plant 

 Industry of Washington, D. C, where they can get in com- 

 munication with the department which has had this matter 

 under careful scientific study for a number of years. 



The sudden cessation of foreign chemical manufacture and 

 importation from European countries, notably Germany, has 

 caused considerable discomfiture in the American chemical 

 and pharmaceutical circles and has induced the authorities of 



