1586. 
1587. 
1588. 
1589. 
1590. 
I5gI. 
1592. 
1593. 
1594. 
1595. 
1596. 
1597. 
1598. 
1599. 
1600. 
1601. 
1602. 
1603. 
1604. 
1605. 
1606. 
(70 ) 
The same, ground. 
Thymol. The active constituent of the preceding. Presented by Merck & 
Company, of New York City. 
Thymene. Another constituent extracted from thyme leaves. Same 
donor. 
Salvia or sage.—The leaves of Salvia officinalis L. Native of Europe and 
everywhere cultivated. 
The same, ground. 
THE POTATO FAMILY (Solanaceae) 
Small Japanese capsicum, cayenne pepper, or red pepper.—The fruit of 
Capsicum minimum Roxb. Native of tropical America and widely culti- 
vated. From Japan. A form of rather low strength. 
The same, ground. 
Large Japanese capsicum.—A larger-fruited variety of the same. 
Mombassa capsicum or chillies—The same, grown in eastern Africa and 
of great strength. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 
Phrik Duey Kai. Another variety of the same, grown in Siam. 
Chee Ta.—A chinese variety of paprika, chilli, or red pepper. the fruits of 
C. sinensis Jacq. (?). Native of tropical regions and cultivated. From. 
Siam. : 
Another sample of the same. 
Bombay cherry pepper.—The fruit of a cultivated variety of C. frutescens L. 
Native of tropical regions and cultivated. From Bombay, British India. 
Mexican paprika.—The dried fruit of C, longum DC. grown and prepared 
in Mexico. Native of tropical regions and cultivated. The best variety 
of paprika. 
Hungarian paprika. The preceding species, grown in!’ Hungary. 
The preceding in a ground state. 
Spanish paprika.—The fruit of a variety of C. annuum L. Native of tropical 
America and everywhere cultivated. Grown in Spain. 
The preceding in a ground state. 
THE THISTLE FAMILY (Carduaceae) 
Vanilla leaf—The leaves of Trilisia odoratissima (Walt.) Cass. (See 
number 1447). From Sumpter County, Georgia. Collected by R. M. 
Harper, September 9, 1900. 
Another specimen of the same. Collected on the Pedee River, North Caro- 
lina, and presented by John Leman, April, 1910. 
Para cress. Spilanthes.—The herbage of Spilanthes oleracea L. Native of 
South America and cultivated in tropical countries. Presented by Merck 
& Company, of New York. 
WAXES 
Vegetable waxes are plant constituents somewhat re- 
sembling fats or oils in their nature and occurring as exuda- 
