LITERARY AIDS. 4? 
der the more appropriate title, ‘‘ Handbuch der systematischen 
Botanik, mit besonderer Beriicksichtigung der Arzneipflanzen,” 
Vol. I., Cryptogams, pp. 657, 181 woodcuts, Leipzig, 1879. Vol. 
II., Phenogams, pp. 1,229, 231 woodcuts, Leipzig, 1882. 
Luerssen, “Die Pflanzen der Pharmacopca Germanica,” 
Leipzig, 1883, pp. 664, 341 woodcuts. Chiefly compiled from 
the preceding. 
Herz, “‘ Synopsis der pharmaceutischen Botanik,” Ellwangen, 
1883. . 
Baillon, ‘‘Traité de Botanique médicale-phanérogamique,” 
Paris, 1883-1884, pp. 1,499, with numerous woodcuts, 
Targioni-Tozzetti, ‘‘ Corso di botanica medico-farmaceutica,” 
second edition, Firenze, 1847. Not seen by us. Furthermore: 
Leunis, ‘‘ Synopsis der drei Naturreiche.” II. part, Botany. 
Third edition edited by A. B. Frank, Hanover, 1883. 
Schimper, ‘‘ Taschenbuch der medizinisch-pharmaceutischen 
Botanik und pflanzlichen Drogenkunde,” pp. 208, Strassburg, 
1886. 
B. The following works give illustrations of officinal plants — 
(accompanied by a descriptive text which is often unsatisfac- 
tory). 
Nees von Esenbeck, “‘ Plante medicinales,” Diisseldorf, 1828- 
1833. 4 volumes. Folio, with 545 colored plates (12 inches 
wide and 19 inches long). 
Hayne, ‘‘Getreue Darstellung und Beschreibung der in der 
Arzneikunde gebriiuchlichen Gewiichse, und solcher die mit 
ihnen verwechselt werden kénnen,” Berlin, 1805-1846. 14 
volumes, quarto, with 648 colored plates. 
Berg and Schmidt, ‘‘ Darstellung und Beschreibung sammt- 
licher in der Pharm. borussica aufgefiihrten officinellen Ge- — 
wiichse,” Leipzig, 1854-1863. With 208 colored plates, quarto. 
Of excellent artistic execution. 
Kohler’s ‘‘ Medicinalpflanzen,” Gera-Untermhaus. Begun in 
1883, and not yet completed. | 
H. Gross, ‘Die wichtigeren Handelspflanzen in Bild und — 
Wort,” Esslingen, 1880. 
