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been turned over to the Asst Director for publication in the Proceedings of the U.S. Nat. Museum.
The revised edition of the catalogue of the Section of Materia Medica of this Museum has been received, and a number have already been distributed.
As yet, No. 7 of "Christy's New Commercial Plants and Drugs" has not arrived. I beg leave to say that, it is of great importance that the Mat. Med. Section receive this publication, from the fact that many of the Drugs recently sent by Mr. Christy are labelled with "common names" which, are not to be found in the books, but are described in the above named pamphlet.
Very respectfully,
Henry G. Beyer,
Curator of Materia Medica Section.