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These  two  examples  may  be  taken  as  fairly  typical  of  the  rest, 
which  are  recorded  in  the  reports  of  the  Director  to  Parliament,  and, 
subsequently,  from  1887  to  1899,  in  the  "  Kew  Bulletin." 
Among  the  many  drug-yielding  plants  and  their  products  which 
have  formed  the  subject  of  investigation  at  Kew,  the  following  may 
be  mentioned :  Eucalyptus,  ipecacuanha,  the  plant  yielding  euphor- 
bium  of  commerce,  tea,  cocoa,  opium,  tobacco,  india-rubber,  Ferula 
Sumbul,  balsam  of  copaiba,  balsam  of  Peru,  cardamoms,  castor  oil, 
chicle  gum,  arrowroot,  Strychnos  Ignatii,  sugar-cane,  dragon's  blood, 
frankincense,  aloes,  cuprea  bark,  cola,  star  anise,  jalap,  vanilla,  gin- 
seng, cocoanut  oil,  derris,  Paraguay  jaborandi,  myrrh,  gum  benja- 
min, coca,  Antiaris  toxicaria  and  strophanthus.  A  bibliography,  by 
Mr.  B.  D.  Jackson,  of  the  scientific  work  published  in  connection 
with  Kew  from  1844  to  ^95 >  is  to  be  found  in  the  "  Kew  Bulletin  " 
for  January,  1897,  and  a  supplement  thereto  in  the  July  number  of 
the  same  year ;  to  this  the  reader  interested  in  the  subject  is  referred 
for  details.  A  passing  reference,  however,  must  be  made  to  two 
works  indispensable  to  every  working  botanist,  whatever  his  sphere 
of  activity  may  be,  viz.,  the  "  Genera  Plantarum  "  and  the  "  Index 
Kewensis"  in  the  preparation  of  which  the  labors  of  the  ex-Director, 
Sir  J.  D.  Hooker,  have  played  an  important  part.  The  most  import- 
ant publication  in  the  eyes  of  the  pharmacist  is,  however,  the  "  Kew 
Bulletin,"  published  under  the  aegis  of  the  former  Assistant  Direc- 
tor, Sir  Daniel  Morris,  and  edited  by  the  Director.  Since  1899  the 
publication  of  the  "  Bulletin  "  has  ceased,  although  appendices,  con- 
sisting of  lists  of  staffs,  botanic  establishments,  new  garden  plants,  and 
seeds  for  exchange,  are  still  issued.  All  matters  of  economic  inter- 
est dealt  with  at  Kew  during  the  period  of  1887  to  1899  are  recorded 
in  the  "  Kew  Bulletin,"  which  was  "  a  continuous  record  of  Kew 
work  in  all  its  various  aspects  "  during  that  period. 
Every  facility  is  offered  to  the  research  student,  whether  it  be  in 
the  gardens,  laboratory,  or  museums,  but  no  provision,  beyond  that 
offered  to  the  general  publie,  is  made  for  the  elementary  student, 
this  function  being  now  relegated  to  the  Chelsea  Physic  Garden  and 
to  the  Royal  Botanic  Society's  Gardens  in  Regent's  Park.  Among 
the  many  authors  of  eminence  whose  works  are  largely  based  on 
the  facilities  provided  at  Kew,.  the  following  may  be  mentioned  : 
Daniel  Hanbury,  who  frequently  visited  Kew  in  connection  with  the 
"  Pharmacographia,"  of  which  he  was  joint  author  ;  Triana,  who 
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