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IPECACUANHA. 



frequently number twenty to the inch, and give the appearance 

 of rings strung on a cord, hence the name annulated ipecacuanha, 

 which is applied to this root and by which it is distinguished 

 from the non-officinal ipecacuanhas. The woody cord is about ^V 





/</>. j. Cross section of Ipecacuanha root, x 60 diameters. 

 of an inch in diameter, and when wet shows distinct medullary 

 r iys. There is no pith present. The thick bark composes about 



