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September, 1896. 



No. 9. 



PUBLISHED BY 



THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE COLLEGE OF 



PHARMACY 



.OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK . . . 



Contents: 



THE PHAEMACT OF PHOSPHORUS. - 



By W. Martindale, K. C. S. 

 ESTIMATION OF PHENOL IN SOAPS 

 AND DISINFECTANTS, - - 

 By Prof. Virgil Coblbntz. 



Estimation of Total Alkaloids, in Cin- 

 chona Bark, Cocoa Leaves and Nui 

 Vomica Seeds, - - - - 

 By C. C. Keller. 

 FORMALDEHYDE IN PHARMACY, - 



By F. C. J. Bird, Ph. C, F. I. C. 

 The Disinfection of Books by the Vapor 



of Formalin, 



By E. G. HoRTON. 

 BOTANY AND MATERIA MEDICA, 



Notes by Prof. H. H. Rusby. 

 THE MAKING OF A HERBARIUM 



By Clemknt B. IvOWR, Ph. G., M. D. 

 THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE AND 

 SOIL ON OILS OF PEPPERMINT, 

 By John C. Umney, Ph. C, F. I. C. 

 LIQ. AURIET ARSEMII BROMATUS, 



By R. Wright, F. C. S., Ph. C. 

 MONONITROQUAIACOL, - - - 

 By Raphael Meldola, F. R. S. 

 ESSENCE OF RENNET, - - 



By J. A. FoRRET. 

 The Detection of Acetanilid in some close- 

 ly Related Synthetical Compounds 

 By Frank X. Moerk. 

 Standardizing of Normal Acid by Borax 



By Francis Bergami. 

 THE CHEMISTRY OF SACCHARIN, 



By ECKENROTH & KOERPPEN. 



EDITORIAL, ------ 



A.PH. A. MEETING, - - - 

 RESULTS OF FOLLOWING THE RULE 

 OF PRIORITY IN PLANT NAMES, - 



By Prof. H. H. RnsBY. 

 CLASS NOTES-Class '93-'94 - - 

 " " Class '95, '96 - - 



ALUMINUM-A WARNING, - - 

 Reagents and Reactions known by the 



Names of their Authors, 

 MISCELLANEOUS NOTES, - - 

 TABLET MAKING AT THE DISPENS- 

 ING COUNTER, - - - - 

 By S. Hardwick. 



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