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3d.  Has  Iodine  been  manufactured  in  New  England  from  the 
algaceous  plants  of  that  coast ;  if  so,  by  whom,  and  to  what  ex- 
tent ;  and  what  is  the  relative  productive  value  of  the  algse  of 
our  own  coast,  and  those  of  Scotland  ? 
Suggested  to  Br.  Henry  T.  Oummings,  of  Portland,  Me. 
4th.  The  manufacture  of  Castor  Oil  as  a  branch  of  American 
industry.  What  is  the  estimated  crop  of  beans  for  1856,  where 
grown,  and  what  the  amount  of  oil  extracted  up  to  August  1st, 
1857  ?  To  what  uses  besides  medicine  is  the  oil  put,  and  how  far 
short  of  the  domestic  consumption  is  the  production  ? 
Suggested  to  Guilford  T.  Chamberlain,  of  St.  Louis. 
5th.  It  is  said  that  Hyoscyamus  niger  has  become  natural- 
ized in  some  parts  of  Michigan,  in  the  neighborhood  of  Detroit. 
How  does  the  medicinal  power  of  this  native  grown  plant  com- 
pare with  that  of  the  best  European  grown  drug  ? 
Accepted  by  Frederick  Stearns,  of  Detroit. 
6th.  What  is  the  actual  state  of  the  production  of  volatile  oils 
in  the  United  States,  and  more  especially  in  Ohio,  New  York, 
and  New  Jersey,  as  regards  quantity,  quality,  and  locality,  to- 
gether with  remarks  on  the  trade  in  volatile  oils  generally ;  their 
adulterations,  tests,  &c.  ? 
Accepted  by  Edward  S.  Wayne,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
7th.  What  measures,  if  any,  have  been  taken  to  introduce  the 
culture  of  liquorice  root  into  the  United  States,  and  to  what  ex- 
tent have  they  succeeded  ? 
Suggested  to  Joseph  Laidley,  of  Richmond,  Va. 
8th.  Prof.  Calvert,  of  Manchester,  England,  has  asserted  that 
the  article  known  as  "  American  lard"  in  the  English  market,  is 
sometimes  found  adulterated  to  a  considerable  extent  with  the 
pulp  of  potatoes,  or  other  starchy  matter.  Quere,  has  this  adul- 
teration been  noticed  in  the  commerce  of  this  country ;  if  so,  how 
is  it  most  easily  detected  by  chemical  or  other  means  ? 
Accepted  by  Israel  J.  Qrahame,  of  Baltimore,  Md. 
9th.  Arnica  flowers  are  largely  used  in  the  United  States.  Has 
any  attempt  been  made  to  cultivate  the  plant  in  New  York,  New 
England,  or  other  parts  of  this  country  by  the  Shakers  or  others  ? 
