Top: "BLUE FLAG // ROOT // Iris versicolor Lin. // No. 52 // C14092 [illeg.] // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. //WALKERVILLE, // ONTARIO, CAN."; front: "SYNONYMS - IRIS, Flag Lily, Liver // Lily, Snake Lily, Water Flag. // PART EMPLOYED -- The rhizome. FAMILY -- Iridaceae. // HABITAT -- United States."; back: "PROPERTIES -- Laxative and altera- // tive. An efficient remedy in all affec- // tions depending upon torpid coni- // tions of the liver. // DOSE -- A wineglassful [60 Cc.] of an // ounce to the pint infusion."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row B
Dimension Notes
Length 5.4 cm x Width 5.5 cm x Depth 2.3 cm
Condition Remarks
Cardboard and paper are yellowed and dirty; some plant material has escaped box and is trapped in the plastic.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Person
Reference Comments
"Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," by Jack Willson, part 1 page 1; personal communication with Jack Willson, May 2000
Research Facts
The plastic wrap is not part of the original packaging; it was added to protect the materials as they were collected after 1949.