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STERCULLiE N. F. 
Hartwich, C., discusses the structural characteristics of the kola 
nut; points out the' provisions to prevent evaporation. He also de- 
scribes the several commercial varieties of cola and offers some remarks 
on the germination of the seed. — Ztschr. d. allg. osterr. Apoth.-Ver., 
Wien, 1906, v. 44, pp. 119-121. 
Chevrotier and Vigne have prepared a powder which they declare 
contains all the divers constituents of the fresh kola nut; is a true 
food, by reason of its albumin and carbohydrate content, for which 
the}^ have great hopes as a nerve tonic, etc. — Bull, des sc. pharmacol., 
Par., 1906, v. 13, p. 620-624. 
TRILLII N. F. 
Henkel, Alice, mentions Trillium erectum L ., commonly called 
wake-robin, ill-scented bethroot, birthroot, and squawflower, as grow- 
ing in rich soil in damp, shady woods from Canada south to Ten- 
nessee and Missouri. — Bull. Bur. Plant Ind., U. S. Dept. Agric., 1906, 
No. 89, p. 71. 
Fyfe, John William, says that Trillium lati folium was deemed a 
good medicament in bleeding from the kidneys, bladder, and urethra, 
uterine haemorrhage, spitting of blood, and immoderate menstrual 
evacuation. It was also employed in asthma, coughs, and hectic 
fever. — Eclectic Med. J., Cincin., 1906, v. 66, p. 320. 
TURNER.*: N. F. 
Henkel, Alice, mentions Turner a microphylla Desv., also known as 
Turnerci aphrodisiaca Ward., commonly called damiana, as a native of 
Lower California, Texas, and northern Mexico, growing in dry soil. — 
Bull. Bur. Plant Ind., U. S. Dept. Agric., 1906, No. 89, p. 71. 
URTIC.E x. F. 
Henkel, Alice, mentions TJrtica dioica L., usually called stinging 
nettle and great nettle, as having been naturalized from Europe, and 
found in waste places from Canada and Minnesota south to South 
Carolina and Missouri. — Bull. Bur. Plant Ind., U. S. Dept Agric., 
1906, No. 89, p. 72. 
VERBASCI N. F. 
Henkel, Alice, mentions Verbascum thapsus L., usually known as 
t mullein, velvet dock, velvet-plant, and flannel-leaf, as naturalized 
from Europe, and growing in fields, pastures, and waste places, 
Nova Scotia to Minnesota southward to Florida. — Bull. Bur. Plant 
Ind., U. S. Dept. Agric., 1906, No. 89, p. 73. 
