(a) Top: "BLUE FLAG // ROOT // Iris versicolor Lin. // No. 52 [printed] // C [illeg.] [stamped] // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, // ONTARIO, CAN. [printed]"; front: "SYNONYMS -- IRIS, Flag Lily, Liver // Lily, Snake Lily, Water Flag. // PART EMPLOYED --The rhizome. // FAMILY -- Iridaceæ. // HABITAT–United States."; back: "PROPERTIES -- Laxative and alera- // tive. An efficient remedy in all affec- // tions depending upon torpid condi- // tions of the liver. // DOSE -- A wineglassful [60 cc] [square brackets in text] of an // ounce to the pint infusion."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row C
Dimension Notes
Length 5.5 cm x Width 5.3 cm x Depth 2.4 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper and cardboard yellowing; some plant material has escaped the box and is trapped by the plastic