Side Saddle Order {Sarraceniaceae), Chiefly bog CASE 

 herbs of North America, remarkable for the tubular 4.. 

 form of their leaves. The powdered root of Sarracenia 

 purpurea^ L., has been recommended as a remedy in 

 small-pox, but is valueless. 



Poppy Order {Papavey^aceae). Principally herbs 

 abounding in milky juice. Natives of temperate climates, 

 especially of Europe. They are remarkable for their 

 narcotic properties. 



No. 29. Heads of the Opium or White Poppy 

 {Papciver somniferuni^ L.). Cultivated from early 

 antiquity for the sake of its well-known dried juice 

 known as Opicjm. Asia Minor, Egypt, Persia, and India 

 yield the principal supply. The milky juice is obtained 

 by incising the poppy-heads, from which it slowly 

 exudes, turning to a brown colour. Its subsequent pre- 

 paration varies in different countries. The instruments 

 employed in the Indian Opium manufacture are exhibited 

 in this case, and are separately marked by small numbered 

 descriptive labels. The poppy heads (1) are scarified by 

 little lancets (2) which are drawn from the bottom to the 

 top of the "heads" (3); the juice is collected in small 

 scoops (4), poured into plates or bowls (5, 6), from which 

 part of the moisture drains off, and is carried to the 

 factory in jars (7), where, after sampling by bamboo 

 scoops (8), it is assorted, mixed with similar qualities in 

 vats, and stirred by rakes (9), to insure uniformity. 

 i\.fter sufficient exposure it is made up into cakes covered 

 by petals of the poppy (14, 15), cemented together (18) 

 with inferior opium. A chest divided into compartments 

 for the Chinese opium trade is numbered 22. The balls 

 of opium (23) are packed in " poppy trash " (24). 



No. 30. Specimens of Opium from Smyrna, Egypt, 

 Persia, and India ; also specimens of the various alkaloids 

 obtained from it. For medicinal purposes Indian opium 

 is of much less value than that from Asia Minor or 

 Persia, in consequence of its containing a much lower 

 percentage of morphine. 



No. 31. Complete OPiUM-SMOKiNG APPARATUS from 

 China. Also carving in Pai'cha wood {Euoriymus 



