4958. 
4959. 
4960. 
4961. 
4962. 
4963. 
4964. 
4965. 
4966. 
4967. 
4968. 
4969. 
4970. 
4971. 
4972. 
4973- 
4974. 
4975- 
( 221) 
Hydrangea. Seven barks.—The root of Hydrangea arborescens L. (Same 
family). Native of the eastern United States. Collected by A. Ruth, 
at Knoxville, Tennessee. 
A commercial sample of the same, presented by Peek & Velsor, of New York. 
Another sample of the same, collected by H. H. Rusby at Mount Airy, 
North Carolina, June 20, 1909. 
THE ROSE FAMILY (Rosaceae) 
Gillenia. North American ipecac. Indian physic. Bowman’s root.— 
The root of Porteranthus irifoliatus (L.) Britton. Native of eastern North 
America. A commercial sample, presented by Peek & Velsor, of New 
York. 
Another sample of the same, collected by H. H. Rusby at Mount Airy, 
North Carolina, June 20, 1909. 
Tormentilla——The rootstock of Potentilla Tormentilla Neck. Native of 
Europe and northern Asia. A commercial sample, presented by Parke, 
Davis & Company, of New York. 
A sample of very large rootstocks of the same. From the New York drug 
market. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 
European avens root.—The rootstock and roots of Geum urbanum L. Native 
of Europe. Presented by Lehn & Fink. 
Purple, or water, avens.—The rootstock and roots of Geum rivale L. Native 
of the north temperate zone. Presented by Parke, Davis & Company, of 
New York, 
THE MIMOSA FAMILY (Mimosaceae) 
Gogo root.—The root of Entada scandens (L.) Benth. Native of tropical 
regions. Presented by the New York College of Pharmacy. 
THE PEA FAMILY (Fabaceae) 
Italian, Spanish, or French licorice root.—The rootstock and roots of Gly- 
cyrrhiza glabra L. (See No. 1533.) Presented by Parke, Davis & Com- 
pany, of New York. 
Another sample of the same. Same donor. 
Cut licorice root.—An inferior grade of licorice root, cut into short pieces. 
Presented by H. H. Rusby. 
Russian licorice root.—The root of G. glandulifera Waldst. & Kitt. (See 
No. 1536.) Same donor. 
Persian licorice root——The rootstock of G. uralensis Fisch. Native of 
western Asia. From the New York drug market. Presented by H. H. 
Rusby. 
Ononis root. Root-harrow root. (See No. 2669.) 
Wild Indigo root. Dyer’s greenweed. (See No. 1297.) Collected by 
A. A. Tyler at Easton, Pennsylvania, August 16, 1898. 
Japanese wistaria root.—The root of Kraunhia japonica (Sieb. & Zucc.) 
Taub. Native of Japan and cultivated for ornament. Grown by H. H. 
Rusby at Newark, New Jersey, July 3, 1919. 
