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Of dock roots, about 125,000 pounds are imported annually, 

 at from two to eight cents. 



The field for the sale of dandelion root is large. 



Of couch grass, the roots of which cause much profanity in 

 this country, there are some 250,000 pounds annually im- 

 ported at from three to seven cents per pound. 



A common weed with which there is a considerable trouble 

 is the pokeweed, the root of which brings from two to five 

 cents per pound and the dried berries five cents per pound. 



Forty to sixty thousand pounds of foxglove are imported 

 from Europe. Analysis has shown that the leaves of the 

 wild American foxglove are as good as the European article, 

 the price of which per pound ranges from six to eight cents. 



Of mullein flowers about five thousand pounds used to be 

 imported, chiefly from Germany. The leaves are also im- 

 ported. 



Dried leaves and tops of lobelia bring from three to eight 

 cents per pound, while the seed commands fifteen to twenty 

 cents per pound. 



Of tansy about thirty-five thousand pounds have been 

 imported annually at a price ranging from three to six cents. 



The flowering tops and leaves of the gum plant are used as 

 a drug. They bring from five to twelve cents per pound. 



Boneset leaves and tops bring from two to eight cents per 

 pound. Catnip tops and leaves two to eight cents per pound. 



Of horehound about 125,000 pounds are imported annually, 

 prices being three to eight cents per pound. 



Blessed thistle is cultivated in Germany, and it is imported 

 to a limited extent. 



Yarrow is a weed common from the New England states 

 to Missouri. It is imported in small quantities, and brings 

 from two to five cents per pound. 



