The museum report : a descriptive list of the donations for the years 1895-1902.

  • Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
Date:
1903
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Credit: The museum report : a descriptive list of the donations for the years 1895-1902. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Delphinium Zaiil, Aitr/i. and Hemd. {EannncHlacea.) a. L. ri., Afojhanistan. Cultivated, Sevenoaks. E. M. Holmes. Note.—The liowei's are used as a yellow dye, Ken- Bulletin, 1889, p. 112 ; Trans. Liiui. S„r. [2j, III., p. 30, t. 3 ; /'/mm. Journ. [3], XIX., p. 993. The colouring matter has been examined by Perkin and Pilgrim, rJiarm. Journ. [4], VI., p. 323. Dendrocalamus flagellifer, Mmiro. {Falmaceic.) a. L. fl., Penang. H. N. Ridley. Xdtr.—The young shoots are eaten. Dendropanax arboreum, I'l. and Deni. {Araliacea.) a. L. fi., Panama. Sir T. Hanbury. Desmodium cajanifolium, 1>.('. {T'ahacca.) a. L. 11., W. Indies. Elenthera. H. E. Matthews. Xiitc.—It is known as the Wild Ground Nut. Desmodium spirale, B.C. (Fabarea:) a. L. ti., Panama. Sir T. Hanbury. Dialium laurinum, Jlahcr: D. platysepalum, Baker; and D. Wallichianum, Kin;/ (?). a. L. 11., Singapore. H. N. Eidley, Note.—The fruit of these three species are eaten under the name of Kranji, that of I>. jdati/sejialinn being distinguished as Kranji skar lat. Dianella caerulea, Sims. (Liliacea:) a. L. H., Perak, J. Wray, junr. Note.—The root is used as a rat poison. Dichrostachys nutans, BeiitJi. (Fabacea:) a. L. fl., B. C. Africa. Dr. D. Kerr Cross. Note.—The root is used m dysentery. Dicksonia Barometz, Linl: {Filicacea.) Pulu. a. Frond and stipes, Selangor. H. N. Ridley. Note.—The hairs at the base of the frond are used as a styptic under the name of Pulu. See Fharm. Jonrn. [1], XVL, p. 322 ; [2], L., p. 501. Two species, D. Cham.ismi, Hook, and B. Memied, H. and B., yield a similar product in the Sandwich Islands. The hairs are used there for stuffing pillows. See also Fharm. Mas. Cat., 1878, p. 158.