" I was unable to obtain any of it Eulophia campestris is CASK 

 ** found in quantity in special localities in the Punjab, Balu- 2. 

 " chifctan, and Afghanistan. The tubers of this plant are 

 " simple, but on the whole larger than those of Orchis 

 " laxiflora. They are collected in the vicinity of Lahore, 

 " and I do not see why they should not also form part of the 

 " tubers exported from Afghanistan and Baluchistan into 

 " India.'^ 



Salep is largely collected near Melassa (Milos) and Mughla 

 (or Moola), South-east of Smyrna, and also brought there 

 from Mersena, opposite the North-eastern Cape (Andrea) 

 of Cyprus. The drug found in English trade is mostly im- 

 ported from Smyrna ; that sold in Germany is partly obtained 

 from plants growing wild in the Taunus Mountains, Wester- 

 wald, Rhon, the Odenwald, and in Franconia. Salep is also 

 collected in Greece, and used in that country and in Turkey in 

 the form of decoction which is sweetened with honey and 

 taken as an early morning drink. Salep possesses no medicinal 

 properties, but from its forming a jelly when soaked in water, 

 it is popularly regarded as being highly nutritious. 



Observe roots of Yelloav Lady's Slipper, or Yellow 

 Moccasin [Cypripedium pubescens, W.), used in North 

 America as a tonic and stimulant medicine. 



Gringer Order (ScitamineeE). Tropical herbs, with 

 aromatic, creeping root-like stems (rhizomes), and very irregular 

 flowers. A large number are East Indian. 



No. 6. Kafur-Kachri. The sliced rhizomes of Hedy- 

 chium sjncatum^ Ham. This is an important article of Indian 

 trade, as it is the principal ingredient in the scented powder 

 known as Abik, used by the Hindoos in worship and as a 

 perfume. The rhizomes are also said to be used in India as a 

 carminative, tonic, and stimulant, as well as in veterinary 

 medicine. 



No. 7. Turmeric. The rhizomes of Curcuma longa^ L. 

 A perennial herb, cultivated extensively about Calcutta and 

 throughout Bengal, as well as in Ceylon, many of the East 

 Indian Islands and Fiji. Its native country has not been 

 determined, but is supposed to be some part of the Indian 

 Peninsula. 



Two kinds of Turmeric are known in commerce, one round 

 and the other long. Both are produced by the same plant. 



