300 PHARMACOPEIAL DRUGS 



stituted for belladonna. Although of recent introduc- 

 tion in scientific pharmacy, it has an interesting 

 botanical record, reaching back to Matthioli (414), who 

 named it Solanum somniferum alterum. 



This historical record of scopola is made complete by 

 that unexcelled authority, E. M. Holmes, of London, 

 whose paper is published in full in the Pharmaceutical 

 Journal and Transactions, London, Dec. 14, 1889, pp. 

 468-471. The name by which it is now recognized was 

 given to it by Jacquin (388a), in honor of Dr. Johann 

 Anton Scopoli, professor of botany in the University of 

 Pa via, who, in 1760, published his discovery of the plant 

 under the name Atropa caule herbaceo. Many are the 

 names since affixed to it, regarding which Mr. Holmes 

 remarks as follows: " Jacquin ' name has unfortunately 

 been several times altered by succeeding botanists." 



The historical treatise of Holmes was briefly con- 

 densed by Professor Maisch (40 la), as follows: 



"The Natural History of Scopola carniolica (Jacquin) 

 gives a complete history of the synonyms of this plant, 

 commencing with Matthioli, who in 1563 named it 

 Solanum somniferum alterum. It was further described 

 in 1622 by Caspar Bauhin under the name of Solanum 

 somniferum bacciferum; in 1651 by J. Bauhin as Solanum 

 manicum, 'quod secundo loco proponuimus;' in 1760 

 by J. A. Scopoli, Professor of Botany at Pavia, as 

 Atropa caule herbaceo foliis ovatis, integris, fructu capsu- 

 lari; in 1764 by Moench as Scopola trichotoma; in the 

 same year by Schultes as Scopolina atropoides; in 1821 

 by Link as Scopolia atropoides; and in 1837 by G. Don 

 as Scopolia carniolica. 



"The generic name Scopolia had been applied in 1763 

 by Adanson for what is now Ricotia, Lin., Cruciferce; 



