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come from Austro-Hungary and Italy, so it is somewhat doubt- 
ful if they would grow here. They do well in almost any soil. 
Arnica, Arnica montana L. 
Both the rhizomes and flowers, but mostly the flowers, are 
enormously sed. The plant oar doubtless grow well in 
liable to prevent a profit. (Farmers’ Bull. 663: 
CASCARA SaG , Rhamnus Purshiana DC. 
It must ultimately be cultivated. Seeds can readily be obtained 
in the northwest, in August or eae It will grow well in 
any soil. (Bur. Pl. Ind. Bull. > 38 - — Yearbook, U.S. 
Dept. Agric. 1905, 534; i avi 20.) 
Capsicum or CAYENNE PEPPER, ee fastigiatum Blume. 
in Florida, where it bears continuously. There is a limitless 
demand for it. The native sources, in Zanzibar, as a result of 
political and other changes, have become ei and there 
will be an opportunity for others to supply i 
PyreTurum or Insect FLowers, Chysanthemum cinerariifolium 
(Irev. occ. 
The value of this crop is beyond question, if only we could 
cultivate it successfully. At present the project is not practi- 
cable, although some success has been attained in California. 
(Farmers’ Bull. 663: 26.) 
Contum or Potson HEMLocK, Conium maculatum L. 
The fruit of this plant is used and is an important medicine. 
probably never been attempted. The commercial drug is very 
