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Artemisia eina Berger. (Asteraceae . ) 42682, 42791. 
Seeds from Russia. Presented by Dr. A. Fischer de 
Waldheim, Director, Royal Botanic Gardens at Petro- 
grad, and A. Rolloff, Director Botanic Garden at Tlf- 
lis, Caucasus. The plant is a low and straggly under- 
shrub, with erect branches, abounding in the deserts 
of Turkestan, where all the drug santonica is collect- 
ed in July and August by native tribes. It belongs 
to a perplexing group of species of this difficult 
genus, variously regarded by different botanists as 
distinct species or as varieties of the polymorphic 
species, A. maritima L. The drug is composed. of the dried 
unexpanded flower heads, and forms a yellowish green 
(at length greenish brown) somewhat glossy, mobile 
mass, having a strong and peculiar, somewhat camphor- 
aceous odor and an aromatic and bitter taste. The drug 
santonin is obtained from these flowerheads, and is 
used as an anthelmintic especially for round worms. 
Begonia sp. (Begonlaceae . ) 42820. Seeds from Rama, 
Nicaragua. Presented by Mr. Carlos Berger. "A plant 
which has some resemblance to Hydrastis canadensis. The 
Indians use the rhizome as a violent emetic in case 
of snake bite, poisoning, etc., and it acts so strong 
ly that it produces the vomiting of blood in certain 
doses. The leaves are healing and are used in swel- 
lings and skin eruptions. It is curious that the land, 
turtles are excessively fond of the leaves of this" 
plant and if there are any of such turtles around you 
might be sure to f ind them near this plant." (Berger.) 
Britoa aeida (Mart.) Berg. (?) (Myrtaceae.) 42725. 
Seeds from San Martin de Loba, Colombia. Presented by 
Mr. H. M. Curran. "Large fruited guava-like fruit 
which is soft, yellow, with few seeds, very acid and 
juicy." (Curran.) 
Buddleia nivea yunnanensis (Do p.) Rehder & Wilson. 
(Loganiaceae . ) 42685. Plants from Paris, Prance. Pur- 
chased from Messrs. Vilmorin-Andrieux & Company. Of 
the same group as B. variabilis. Branches and lower sides 
of the leaves whitish. It is remarkable for its very 
beautiful, delicate mauve flowers, which have a very 
pleasant perfume, and are arranged in a large length- 
ened spike. Flowers from July to October. Height 1| 
to 3 meters. Wilson says this variety is much more 
widely distributed than the type and is readily dis- 
tinguished by its usually solitary panicle and much 
