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and cheap, but often adulterated, and manufacturers would be 

 glad to get their supply from cultivators who could insure 

 purity. 



Artemisia paucifiora (Santonica). Greatest difficulty would be 

 collecting seed from a reliable source, as the present supply 

 comes from Turkey, but the experiment is well worth trying. 

 A brand known to be pure would bring a high price, as santon- 

 ica is largely used for the extraction of santonin, and for two 

 years the genuine has been scarce and expensive. 



Pimpinella Aniswm. Will not grow as far north as New York, but 

 could perhaps be grown in this State. 



This list does not include the indigenous North Carolina plants, 

 as it goes without saying that their cultivation would be relativel;y 

 easy. The Government publications listed below will be of much 

 help to the prospective drug cultivator. 



