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showed that all compared favorably ^[[,]] but that specimen numbered one was the best ^[[;]] [[strikethrough]] No. viii [[/strikethrough]] ^[[number 8]] coming next ^[[.]] The [[strikethrough]] balance [[/strikethrough]] ^[[other specimens]] differ ^[[ed]] but little in quality from [[strikethrough]] each other [[/strikethrough]] ^[[one another.]] A reply was sent accordingly.  

On September 13th 1886, a specimen of a plant was sent to this office by Mr. W. R. Brown of Sanders  Cal^[[ifornia]]., requesting a botanical determination of the plant together with information as to its mediciual properties.  On determination the plant proved to be [[underlined]] Solidago californica,[[/underlined]] possessing the medical properties which are common to the genus [[underlined]] Solidago.[[/underlined]]

In October, 1886, a letter of inquiry was received from Mr. L. Yallais of Warrington, Florida, with regard to Prof. Barff's process of making boroglyceride and the manner of preserving food-stuffs by means of this agent. The gentlemen requested that some experiments be made with this chemical in order to determine its commercial value and establish the same on a more scientific basis than had been done hitherto ^[[.]]  At the same time he gave the results of some of his own experiments and the