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

  • Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Museum
Date:
1878
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    308. (4) Pale Bark from India, continued. d. Root bark. Note.—This specimen contains about 6 per cent, of mixed alkaloids, largely quinine. These specimens illustrate a paper in P. J. [3], vol. v., p. 1005. (5) Yellow Babe. (0. Calisaya, Wedd.) a. Quills infected by mycelium. Note.—This is the specimen alluded to in P. J. [3], vol. ii., p. 362. It is from the under part of the stem of a calisaya tree grown in Java. 309. TJiis case of specimens is from the first large sale at Amsterdam of Java Barks. It was presented by Dr. J. B. De Vrij to Mr. Howard, and by him presented to the Museum of the Pharmaceutical Society. See P. J. [3], vol. ii., p. 945. (1) Cinchona Calisaya, Wedd. (2) Cinchona Hasskarrliana, Mia. (3) Cinchona Pahudiana, How. (4) Cinchona officinalis, L. (5) Cinchona succirubra, Pav. Note.—These specimens have been analysed, and their analysis ac- companies each specimen, and will also be found in the P. J., loc. cit. No. 4 contained the largest amount of alkaloids. 310. Collection of specimens illustrating a paper on Java Barks by Howard in the P. J. [3], vol. iv., p. 21. These barks are from the second large sale at Amsterdam of Java Barks in May, 1873. A. Calisaya bark. a. Bark of C. micrantha, f. calisayoides. (Grey bark.) b. Looks like bark of C. Hasskarliana, ratber than Cali- saya. c. Mucb like WeddelPs morada, but more exactly tbe morada fina of Hasskarl. (C. euneura of Miquel.) d. Bark of C. Pabudiana. e. Bark of C. Hasskarliana. B. Calisaya bark. a. Probably Calisaya; resembles bark of C. nitida. b. Compare witb bark of C. Hasskarliana. C. Calisaya bark. a. All bark of C. Hasskarrliana. ~D. Calisaya bark. a. Calisaya, but ratber peculiar. I tbink equal to E. (J. E. H.) E. Calisaya bark. a. Bark of Calisaya Zamba. G