Catalogue of the collections / Comp. by E.M. Holmes.

  • Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Museum
Date:
1878
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    Cervidce. 837. Moschus Moschiferus, L. a. Mask deer, stuffed, in a glass case. Note.—This specimen was presented by Messrs. Peake, Allen, & Co. It was probably about 5 or 6 years old when shot. See P. J. [2], vol. ii. p. 398, for an account of this specimen. See also P. <7. [2], vol. xv., p. 472. For figs., etc., see Moquin-Tandon, Bled. Zool., pp. Ill, 112 ; Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. ii., p. 802. b. China musk pod. Note.—For fig. of China musk pod, see Guib., Hist, des Drogues, vol. iv., p. 62. c. Ditto, smaller specimens. /. Mask sac, dissected, and preserved in spirit. g. Adulterated China musk pod. Note.—The specimens b and c were presented by Messrs. Faber & Co. in 1852. h. Mask pod, containing pieces of leather. Presented by Mr. Burgoyne. Note.—This specimen was presented in April, 1856. i. Assam musk pod, dissected. Note.—This specimen consists of the musk pod and the surrounding parts, dissected and preserved in spirit. It is probably the specimen presented by Mr. Horner, in October, 1842. j. Assam musk pod. Tc. Ditto, taken from a young animal. Note.—Until three years old, the pod contains no musk, but only a milky fluid, which in this specimen has solidified to a substance of cheesy consistence. I. Bally Assam musk pod. Note.—These specimens consist of malformation. The pods are nearly spherical, and are more than half filled with a stratified growth of animal tissue. They were presented by Messrs. Faber & Co. m. Adulterated Assam musk pods. Note.—Assam musk pods are usually thicker than China pods, and the musk has a civet-like or faecal odour. See Amer. Journ. Pharm., vol. x., p. 148. n. Russian, or Cabardine musk. Note.—For fig. of this kind of musk, see Hist, des Drogues., vol. iv., p. 65. The pods are more elongated than those of the China musk, and have a longitudinal ridge on the convex hairy surface. The odour is not ammoniacal, like that of China musk, and the skin of the pod is not so brown as in that kind. For an account of its commerce, see Amer. Journ. Pharm., vol. xv., p. 302. o. Musk pod from India. Note.—This specimen was presented by Messrs. Battley & Watts, and was brought home from India at the time of H.E.H. the Prince of Wales's visit, in 1876.