Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Interior of the 4th instant, with draft of bill to accept and ratify an agreement made with Chief Moses and other Indians for the relinquishment of certain lands in Washington Territory

48-1Indian AffairsIndian Lands in Washington Territory. [2162] Land cessions under the agreements of 18 Apr. 1879 and 7 July 1883 with Chief Moses and other Indians on the Columbia and Colville reservations.1883-8

Interior -- Balances, etc. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the annual statement showing balances of appropriations, &c.

36-2Appropriations and Balances of the Interior Dept. [1097] Year ending 30 June 1860; Indian expenses.1860-16

Memorial of the Walnut Grove Gold-Mining Company

43-1ClaimsMemorial of the Walnut Grove Gold-Mining Company. [1617] Apache depredations of 1864-1869 in Arizona.1873-11

Message from the President of the United States, transmitting communication of the Secretary of the Interior in relation to the condition of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians

48-2Indian AffairsCheyenne and Arapaho Indians. [2261] On the condition of said Indians in Indian Territory; disarming the Indians to promote civilization.1885-

New Mexico

30-2TerritoriesReport on the Dismemberment of Texas. [545] Hostile Indians of the Southwest.1849-

Military posts on Kansas and Upper Minnesota Rivers. Letter from the Secretary of War, on the subject of estimates for posts at the Republican Fork of Kansas River, and on Upper Minnesota River

32-2Ways and MeansLetter on Military Posts. [685] On the Kansas and Upper Minnesota Rivers; Indian hostilities.1853-

Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Attorney-General of appropriation to pay W. L. Pinney for services as stenographer in the trial of certain Apache Indians in Arizona

50-2AppropriationsAccount of W. Pinney. [2645] Court stenographer in case involving Apaches; 1888; Arizona.1888-39

Estates of deceased Kickapoo Indians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting communication from the Secretary of the Interior relative to settlement of estates of deceased Kickapoo Indians in Kansas

48-1Indian AffairsEstates of Deceased Kickapoo Indians. [2193] Concerns land tit1es and allotment in Kansas.1883-7

Deficiency for Indian Service in New Mexico. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 1910.)

40-3AppropriationsReport on Deficiencies for the Indian Service. [1388] In New Mexico.1869-4

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND INHIBITORY ACTIVITY OF SELECTED ESSENTIAL OILS AGAINST FUNGI ISOLATED FROM MEDICINAL PLANTS

In recent years great attention was paid to biological control, the application of natural products in order to protect crops and medicinal plants against contamination with phytopathogenic and saprophytic fungi. Essential oils have been evaluated as a potentially safe replacement for chemicals used for that purpose. In this regard, antifungal potential of six essential oils was examined coupled with determination of the complete qualitative and quantitative chemical composition by GC-FID and GC-MS analysis. While essential oils of rosemary, sage, Spanish sage and black pepper were exclusively composed of monoterpenes, vetiver essential oil was entirely composed of sesquiterpenes. In essential oil of cinnamon dominates (E)-cinnamaldehyde. Applying the in vitro microdilution method, it was found that all essential oils were active in inhibiting the growth of all tested 21 pre- and post-harvest phytopathogenic and saprophytic fungi. MIC and MFC ranged from 1.2 mg ml-1 up to 22.6 mg ml-1 according to the test oil. Rosemary oil showed the best antifungal potential, followed by black pepper and cinnamon oil. Sage and Spanish sage oils also exhibited significant antifungal potential. Vetiver oil demonstrated the lowest antifungal activity. Essential oils that showed considerable antifungal potential are good candidates for further examination of their use in preventing and/or protection of medicinal plants, their seeds and dried drugs against fungal infections, both in the field and in warehouses