Top: "PINK-ROOT // Spigelia marilandica Lin. // No. 200 // C62548 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // DETROIT, MICH. // U.S.A."; stamped in red ink over last 3 lines: "WALKERVILLE"; front: "SYNONYMS - SPIGELIA, U.S.P.; Caro // lina Pink, Eng.; Spigelie // du Maryland, Fr.; Marylandische // Spigelie, Ger. // PART EMPLOYED - The rhizome. NATURAL ORDER - Loganiaceæ. // HABITAT - United States."; back: "PROPERTIES - An efficient remedy for the removal // of round-worms. It is best taken on an empty stom- // ach and followed soon after by a brisk purgative. // DOSE - For a child 5 years of age, one to two fluid- // ounces (30 to 60 Cc.) of an ounce to the pint infusion - // for adults in proportion."; handwritten on sticker on bottom: "69.4 // 118A"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row I
Dimension Notes
Length 5.5 cm x Width 5.4 cm x Depth 2.8 cm
Condition Remarks
Cardboard and paper are yellowed; label bent on top front edge; 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 3; 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.