PHARMACAL PLANTS AND THEIR CULTURE. 
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Marrubium, and Eucalyptus leaves. The one exception was the F. A. 
Week Company, who gave a much longer list, as follows: 
Berberis aquifolium root 
Red clover flowers 
Cascara sagrada bark 
Peach leaves 
California laurel leaves 
Raspberry leaves 
Damiana leaves 
Strawberry vine 
Eucalyptus globulus leaves 
Garden lettuce 
Eschscholtzia californica 
Hops 
Grindelia robusta 
Orange flowers 
Grindelia squarrosa 
Orange peel 
Kava kava root 
Orange pits 
Manzanita leaves 
Apricot pits 
Rhus toxicodendron 
Red rose leaves (petals) 
Yerba buena 
Pale rose leaves (petals) 
Yerba reuma 
Pumpkin seeds 
Yerba santa 
Watermelon seeds 
Wild potato root (man in the earth) 
Mustard seed 
Mullein leaves 
Canary seed 
Mullein flowers 
Rape seed 
Skunk cabbage root 
Hemp seed 
Skunk cabbage leaves 
Flax seed 
Wild cucumber root 
Low mallow 
Angelica root 
Wild sage 
May weed herb 
Spikenard 
Scouring rush 
Burdock root 
Pine buds 
Buckeye bark 
Pine needles 
Buckeye leaves 
Plantain leaves 
Milk weed 
Plantain root 
Horseradish 
Wormwood herb 
Cherry stems 
Horehound herb 
Poppy heads 
Linden flowers 
Coriander 
Sage 
Fennel 
Thyme 
Caraway 
Summer savory 
And others. 
Sweet marjoram 
The information gained was somewhat surprising, on the one hand 
because not more drugs were secured from the State, and secondly 
because the Week Company supplied comparatively such a large number 
from the State. From several interviews with Mr. F. A. Week it was 
ascertained that the maintenance of such a list was uncertain for several 
reasons. The principal one was high American labor versus cheap 
European labor. A crude vegetable drug can, as a rule, be imported at 
less cost than it can be gathered at home. Mr. Week is a very keen 
observer who has made a special study of the vegetable drug resources 
of the State, and has ascertained what vegetable drugs may be secured 
and collected with profit. His usual plan was first to find out what crude 
drug or drugs were wanted and then to find men who would sign a 
contract to collect, cure, and deliver to him the desired quantity of the 
drug at a stipulated price. In many instances these contracts were 
signed with parties living in the region where the drug-yielding plants 
