4922. 
4923. 
4924. 
4925. 
4926. 
4927- 
4928. 
4929. 
4930. 
4931. 
4932. 
4933- 
4934- 
4935. 
4936. 
4937- 
4938. 
4939. 
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Pure powdered Cimicifuga, or black cohosh.—The preceding in the powdered 
state. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 
White baneberry.—The rootstock and roots of Actaea alba (L.) Mill. Native 
of eastern North America. Collected by P. Wilson in Bedford Park, 
New York, July, 1899. 
Red baneberry.—The rootstock and roots of Actaea rubra (L.) Willd. Native 
of North America. 
Shrubby yellow root, Yellow wood. Xanthorrhiza.—The rootstock and 
root of Xanthorrhiza aptifolia L’Hér. Native of the southeastern United 
States. A commercial sample, presented by Parke, Davis & Company, 
of New York. 
Another sample of the same, collected by H. H. Rusby at Mount Airy, 
North Carolina, June 21, 1909. 
Golden seal. Yellow puccoon. Hydrastis. (See No. 2527.) A commercial 
sample, presented by Parke, Davis & Company, of New York. 
Pure powdered hydrastis or golden seal.—The preceding in the powdered 
state. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 
The same, but containing dirt and stems. Same donor. 
The same, adulterated with about 10% of Xanthorrhiza. Same donor. 
Gold-thread. Coptis.—The rootstock of Coptts trifolia (L.) Salisb. Native 
of northeastern North America. A commercial sample, presented by 
Parke, Davis & Company, of New York. 
THE BARBERRY FAMILY (Berberidaceae) 
Berberis. Barberry root. (See No. 2541).—A commercial sample, pre- 
sented by Parke, Davis & Company. 
Another sample of the same or a related species. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 
Oregon grape root.—The root of Berberis aquifolium Pursh. Native of north- 
western North America. A commercial sample, presented by Parke, 
Davis and Company, of New York. 
Berberine sulphate. The sulphate of an alkaloid which is the principal 
active constitutent of Berberis, and which also occurs in other plants. 
Blue cohosh. Blueberry root. Papoose root.—The rootstock and roots 
of Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Native of eastern North Amer- 
ica, A commercial sample presented by Parke, Davis & Company, of 
New York. 
Podophyllum. Mandrake. May-apple. Umbrella-leaf. (See No. 2538.) 
Collected by P. Wilson, at West Orange, New Jersey, July 4, 1899. 
Indian Podophyllum. Emodi foot.—The rootstock of P. Emodi Wall. 
Native of British India. Presented by Merck & Company. 
THE MOONSEED FAMILY (Menispermaceae) 
Menispermum. Moonseed. Yellow parilla. Texas sarsaparillas—The 
rootstock of Menispermum canadense L. Native of eastern and central 
North America. Collected by R. Ringe in Bedford Park, New York, 
June 20, 1898. 
