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SEEDS 
. Areca nuts. Betel nuts. (See No. 440). Presented by Parke, Davis & 
Company. 
. The same, dried without the removal of the pericarp, or husk. Collected by 
Samuel Henshaw in Jamaica, in 1901. 
. Asparagus seed.—The seeds of Asparagus officinalis L. (See No. 2448). 
Presented by H. H. Rusby. 
. Sabadilla. Cevadilla—The seeds of Asagraea officinalis (Ch. & Sch.) 
Lindl. (See No. 2461). Presented by Parke, Davis & Company. 
. Colchicum seed.—The seeds of Colchicum autumnale L. (See No. 2456) 
Presented by Parke, Davis & Company. 
. Pure powdered Colchicum seed.—The preceding seeds in the powdered 
state. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 
. Cardamom seed.—The seed of Elettaria repens (Sonn.) Baill. (See No. 
1407.) Presented by Parke, Davis & Company. 
. Grains of Paradise.—The seeds of Amomum Granum-paradisi Afz. (Same 
family). Native of the East Indies and cultivated. Presented by Lehn & 
Fink. 
. Singapore nutmegs. (See No. 1476). Nutmegs imported from Singapore 
Presented by E. R. Durkee & Company. 
. Nutmeg shells.—The testa removed from the above kernels. Same donor. 
. Padang mace. (See No. 1482). Same donor. 
. Minado mace.—Another variety of the same. Same donor. 
. Penang mace.—Another commercial variety of the same. Same donor. 
. Banda mace.—Still another variety. Same donor. 
. Stavesacre. Staphisagria. Lousewort.—The seeds of Delphinium staphis a- 
gria L. (See No. 2517). Presented by Parke, Davis & Company. 
. Larkspur seed. Delphinium.—The seeds of D. Consolida L. and D. Ajacis L. 
. Black caraway.—The seed of Nigella sativa L. (Same family). Native of 
the Mediterranean region and cultivated. Presented by Lehn & Fink. 
. Indian aconite seeds.—The seeds of Aconitum ferox spicata. (Same family). 
Native of India. Presented by the Reporter on Economic Products for 
British India. 
. Blue poppy seed, or maw seed. (See No. 1517). Presented by Lanman & 
Kemp, of New York City. 
. Another sample of the same. 
. Black, or brown, mustard. (See No. 1519). Presented by Lehn & Fink. 
. Another sample of the same, of peculiar appearance and color. Presented 
by the New York College of Pharmacy. 
. The same, adulterated with charlock seed. 
. Chilean black mustard.—The same, grown in Chile. Presented by H. H. 
Rusby. 
. Another sample of the same, from Tongoi, Chile. 
. White, or yellow, mustard. (See No. 1522). Presented by Lehn & Fink. 
. Another sample of the same, the seeds of large size. Presented by Merck & 
Company. 
. Chinese cabbage, or “mustard,” seed—The seeds of Brassica chinensis L. 
Native of China and cultivated. Offered in the New York market as 
white mustard. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 
