4809. 
4810. 
4811. 
4812. 
4813. 
4814. 
4815. 
4816. 
4817. 
4818. 
4819. 
4820. 
4821. 
4822. 
4823. 
4824. 
4825. 
4826. 
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Smooth Solomon’s seal.—The rootstock of P. commutatum (R. & S.) Dietr. 
Native of eastern North America. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Newark, 
New Jersey, August, 1905. 
Hairy Solomon’s seal.—The rootstock of P. biflorum (Walt.) Ell. Same 
region. Collected by A. A. Tyler, at Easton, Pennsylvania, 1898. 
False Solomon’s seal.—The rootstock of Vagnera racemosa (L.) Morong. 
Native of eastern North America. Collected in Bedford Park, New York, 
by Percy Wilson, June 23, 1899. 
Another sample of the same.—Collected by H. H. Rusby at Montclair 
Heights, New Jersey, July 3, 1919. 
Lily-of-the-Valley. Convallaria. (See No. 1779.) Presented by Parke, 
Davis & Company, of Detroit, Michigan. 
Adulterated lily-of-the-valley.—Convallaria roots adulterated with the leaves 
of the same plant. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 
Asparagus root.—The roots of Asparagus officinalis L. (See No. 2448.) 
Presented by H. H. Rusby. 
THE SARSAPARILLA FAMILY (Smilaceae) 
Bamboo briar root.—The rootstock of Smilax Pseudo-China L. Native of 
the southern United States. From the New York drug market. Pre- 
sented by H. H. Rusby. 
Carrion flower root.—The rootstock of S. herbacea L. Native of North 
America. Collected by A. A. Tyler at Easton, Pennsylvania, 1898. 
Honduras sarsaparilla—The roots of S. officinalis Kunth. Native of 
Central America and northern South America. An original bundle from 
Honduras, presented by Lehn & Fink, of New York City. 
Commercial Honduras sarsaparilla—The root of a species of Smilax, ap- 
parently unnamed. Collected by Percy Wilson, in Honduras, February, 
1902. 
Mexican sarsaparilla—The roots of S. medica Sch. & Cham. Native of 
Mexico. Commercial sample that has been bundled in imitation of 
Honduras sarsaparilla, for fraudulent purposes. Presented by Parke, 
Davis, and Company, of New York City. 
The same; an original bundle from Mexico. Presented by Lehn & Fink, of 
New York City. The short pieces of rootstock are to be rejected when 
used for medicine. 
Pure powdered sarsaparilla. 
Sarsaparilla rhizomes.—The rootstocks of the preceding, to be removed 
before using. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 
Oaxaca sarsaparilla——The root of an undertermined species of Smilax from 
southwestern Mexico. Acquired by H. H. Rusby in the market of Oaxaca, 
Mexico, March, 1910. 
Spurious Mexican sarsaparilla—The root of an undertermined species of 
Smilax from Vera Cruz, Mexico, imported into the New York market as 
genuine Mexican sarsaparilla. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 
Spurious sarsaparilla.—Probably the roots of a species of Smilax, native of 
southwestern Mexico, and imported into the New York market as sar- 
saparilla. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 
