PHARMACAL PLANTS AND THEIR CULTURE. 



Marrubium, and Eucalyptus leaves. The one exception was the F. A. 

 Week Company, who gave a much longer list, as follows : 



Berberis aquifolium root 



Cascara sagrada bark 



California laurel leaves 



Darniana leaves 



Eucalyptus globulus leaves 



Eschscholtzia californica 



Grindelia robusta 



Grindelia squarrosa 



Kava kava root 



Manzanita leaves 



Rhus toxicodendron 



Yerba buena 



Yerba reuma 



Yerba santa 



Wild potato root (man in the earth) 



Mullein leaves 



Mullein flowers 



Skunk cabbage root 



Skunk cabbage leaves 



Wild cucumber root 



Angelica root 



May weed herb 



Scouring rush 



Pine buds 



Pine needles 



Plantain leaves 



Plantain root 



Wormwood herb 



Horehound herb 



Linden flowers 



Sage 



Thyme 



Summer savory 



Sweet marjoram 



Red clover flowers 

 Peach leaves 

 Raspberry leaves 

 Strawberry vine 

 Garden lettuce 

 Hops 



Orange flowers 

 Orange peel 

 Orange pits 

 Apricot pits 

 Red rose leaves (petals) 

 Pale rose leaves (petals) 

 Pumpkin seeds 

 Watermelon seeds 

 Mustard seed 

 Canary seed 

 Rape seed 

 Hemp seed 

 Flax seed 

 Low mallow 

 Wild sage 

 Spikenard 

 Burdock root 

 Buckeye bark 

 Buckeye leaves 

 Milk weed 

 Horseradish 

 Cherry stems 

 Poppy heads 

 Coriander 

 Fennel 

 Caraway 

 And others. 



The information gained was somewhat surprising, on the one hand 

 because not more drugs were secured from the State, and secondly 

 because the Week Company supplied comparatively such a large number 

 from the State. From several interviews with Mr. F. A. Week it was 

 ascertained that the maintenance of such a list was uncertain for several 

 reasons. The principal one was high American labor versus cheap 

 European labor. A crude vegetable drug can, as a rule, be imported at 

 less cost than it can be gathered at home. Mr. Week is a very keen 

 observer who has made a special study of the vegetable drug resources 

 of the State, and has ascertained what vegetable drugs may be secured 

 and collected with profit. His usual plan was first to find out what crude 

 drug or drugs were wanted and then to find men who would sign a 

 contract to collect, cure, and deliver to him the desired quantity of the 

 drug at a stipulated price. In many instances these contracts were 

 signed with parties living in the region where the drug-yielding plants 



