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A Tequest for Baples of "sleepy Cress" HTow Ca00 (stipa Veseyi), and Insormtion Cooccrrin itsBypnotic and Rarcctic lffects.

L Tais case has derclopod es a result af the cartirine stro intercot in varicus eepects of uncorvestional veriare and the possible uoes of such psycbogenic sgeuts as LD 25, Lulbocaprine, Reserpinc, end Uhlcraprasazane. Tbere bes boem tiercecairs eviicce of crtereive Sorict rescarch in thás ficld which sakes iperative continued efforts to cstcin all inforation possinle en pev end atrcne kvpotic and narootic escnts.

2. If possible plecse obtain about tueoty-five pounds of cercfully riad lecpy Grczs. (Stipa Veseyi)mnd up to anc pand of the cods  this plant. wisle this crcss ocea in the northera part af ler lerico, ncar Les Feps,Teos, mni Chara,the reporté af its rarcotic propcrtics cre confincd to thegeacrel recion cf tbe Sacrannto and Sierra Elanca Nocntaino in soutin Lior frico. It is aiso kam to s in Toogclia. Tis plent hes a looiie ani prcotic cetion viich aficcts arirrls, espordelly horscs, ent cacses e pofol slcsp, bet scldoa cases ccsth 1#

3. it is saestod tet the recrirsests on ths case mefbe faled by co totirsiabersafthe faieir stm asas be mni

intererted in ay rossarch vork vlich sy have becn done, ecpecially cccerain the nstre af tho active agent. Snegestiarns as to kucvleigtable scientists who mignt be iaterested in stutying the hpootic at nercotic cffects of Stipe Vasyi voald sleo be oprecisted. The pricaryinfaruatinn pou cvcileble is cotcinedin V. S. Depertoeot of AricultreTechical lletin To. lh pablichedin Jme 1929.

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