4846. 
4847. 
4848. 
4849. 
4850. 
4851. 
4852. 
4853. 
4854. 
4855. 
4856. 
4857. 
4858. 
4859. 
4860. 
4861. 
4862. 
4863. 
4864. 
(215) 
Florentine orris root (See No. 1785).—A commercial sample presented by 
Parke, Davis, and Company, of New York City. 
Veronese orris root.—The rootstock of a species if Iris, probably J. pallida 
Lam., prepared like the preceding. Native of the same region and similarly 
cultivated. Same donor. 
THE GINGER FAMILY (Zingiberaceae) 
Ginger. (See No. 1396.) 
Unbleached Jamaica ginger.—A peeled, scraped, and carefully prepared 
variety of the preceding. Grown and prepared in Jamaica, West Indies. 
Presented by Lehn & Fink, of New York City. 
Bleached Jamaica ginger.—The preceding, dipped in milk of lime. Same 
donor. 
African ginger.—The same, partially peeled and treated with boiling water 
before drying. Produced in Africa. Same donor. 
Race ginger.—The same similarly treated with boiling water in the East 
Indies. Same donor. 
Cochin ginger.—The same, having only the outer bark removed, and dried 
without treatment with boiling water. Prepared in Cochin-China. Pre- 
sented by the New York College of Pharmacy. 
Japanese ginger.—Ginger grown in Japan. Presented by E. R. Durkee & 
Company. 
Chinese ginger.—The same, produced in China. Presented by Parke, 
Davis & Company. 
Paraguay ginger.—Ginger produced in Paraguay. Presented by the 
Field Museum of Natural History, of Chicago. 
Galangal.—The rootstock of Alpinia officinarum Hance. Native of China 
and cultivated like ginger. Presented by Parke, Davis & Company, of 
New York. 
Kaempferia root. Sherungula.—The rootstock of a species of Kaempferia. 
Native of South Africa and cultivated. Grown in Witwatersrand, South 
Africa. 
Siamese turmeric, or Curcuma.—The rootstock of a cultivated variety of a 
species of Curcuma, probably C. longa L. (Zingiberaceae—Ginger Family). 
Native of southern Asia. Produced in Siam. From the Field Museum 
of Natural History, Chicago. 
Madras turmeric, or Curcuma.—The same, grown in Madras, India. Pre- 
sented by Parke, Davis & Company, of Detroit, Michigan. 
Ceylon turmeric, or Curcuma.—Another sample of the same, grown in 
Ceylon. 
Pure powdered Curcuma, or turmeric.—The preceding, in the powdered 
state. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 
The preceding, heavily adulterated with damaged wheat flour. Same donor. 
Zedoaria. Zedoary. Presented by Parke, Davis & Company, of New 
York City. 
