USNM Curators Annual Reports - Materia Medica, 1883

Looking to establish a comprehensive collection of pharmacopoeia? Would you focus on what was native to your local region or include materials from further afield? In 1883, curator J. M. Flint continued his work of building the United States National Museum's Materia Medica collection, including barks from India and oils from Ceylon. This USNM effort was already grabbing the attention of individuals such as the Surgeon General of the Navy, for whom Flint wrote the report at the beginning of this third set of historically valuable reports. Please join us and our digital volunteers in transcribing this material. You can also see Materia Medica Section reports for 1881 and 1882.