Top: "BLACKBERRY // ROOT // RUBUS VILLOSUS Ait. // No. 39 // C138442 [stamped] // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, // ONTARIO, CAN."; front: "SYNONYMS - High Blackberry. // PART EMPLOYED - The root. // FAMILY - Rosaceæ. // HABITAT - United States."; back: "[illeg.] // tonic. Used in diarrhea, dysentery and // in all relaxed conditions of the bowels // of children; also as an astringent // gargle or lotion. // DOSE - A wineglassful (60 mils) of // an infusion, one ounce to the pint."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row B
Dimension Notes
Length 5.8 cm x Width 5.3 cm x Depth 3.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper and cardboard yellowed and dirty; water marks on top and back; brown stain on front; label is crumpled on front top and back top edges; plastic still sealed; some plant material has escaped from box and is trapped in plastic.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Person
JPG
Reference Comments
"Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," by Jack Willson, part 1 page 1; personal communication with Jack Willson, May 2000; CD #2
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.