5287. 
5288. 
5289. 
5295: 
5296. 
5297. 
5298. 
5299. 
5301. 
5302. 
( 238) 
Canelon colorado.—The bark of R. floribunda (R. Br.) Native of tropical 
South America. From Paraguay, through the Field Museum of Natural 
History. 
Aguay guazu.—The bark of Lucuma neriifolia H. & A. (Sapotaceae— 
Sapota Family). Native of tropical South America, and cultivated for 
its fruit. From Paraguay, through the Field Museum of Natural History. 
Lucuma bark.—The bark of a species of Lucuma. Native of tropical South 
America and cultivated for its fruit. From Paraguay, through the Field 
Museum of Natural History. 
. Balata bark. Mimusops bark.—The bark of a species of Mimusops related 
to M. surinamensis Mig. (Same family). Native of northern South 
America. From the Amazon valley. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 
. Persimmon bark.—The bark of Diospyros virginiana L. (Ebenaceae— 
Ebony Family). Native of the southeastern United States. Collected 
by W.N. Clute at Tuckerton, New Jersey, July 6, 1899. 
. Another sample of the same, collected by P. Wilson, at Dalton, Georgia, 
July 29, 1900. 
. Fringe-tree, or shaving’s-tree, bark. Chionanthus.—The bark of Chionan- 
thus virginica L. (Oleaceae—Olive Family). Native of the southeastern 
United States. Collected by R. M. Harper, July 12, 1902. 
. White, or American, ash bark.—The bark of Fraxinus americana L. (Same 
family). Native of eastern North America. Collected by P. Wilson in 
the New York Botanical Garden, July 10, 1899. 
THE DOGBANE FAMILY (Apocynaceae) 
Dita bark.—The bark of Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br. Native of Australia 
and the East Indies. Presented by the New York College of Pharmacy. 
White quebracho bark. Aspidosperma.—The bark of Aspidosperma 
Quebracho-blanco. (See No. 2807.1). From Paraguay, through the Field 
Museum of Natural History. 
A commercial sample of the same. Presented by Parke, Davis & Company, 
of New York. 
Sapirangay bark.—The bark of Tabernaemontana Hystrix Steud. Native of 
tropical South America. From Paraguay, through the Field Museum 
of Natural History. 
Pao pareira. Geissospermum bark.—The bark of Geissospermum Vellosit 
Allem. (See No. 2805). Presented by Merck & Company, of New York. 
Condurango.—The bark of Marsdenia Condurango Nichols. (Asclepiada- 
ceae—Milkweed Family). Native of Ecuador. Presented by Parke, 
Davis & Company, of New York. 
Guayaba morati—The bark of Patagonula sp. (Boraginaceae—-Borage 
Family). Native of tropical South America. From Paraguay, through 
the Field Museum of Natural History. 
Taruma guazu.—The bark of Vitex montividensis Cham. (Verbenaceae— 
Verbena Family). Native of tropical South America. From Paraguay, 
through the Field Museum of Natural History. 
