200 PHYSIOLOGY [BoT. Absts., Vol. X, 



PHARMACOGNOSY AND PHARMACEUTICAL BOTANY 



H. W. YouNGKBN, Editor 

 E. N. Gathercoal, Assistant Editor 



(See also in this issue Entries 873, 895, 927, 929, 941, 1000, 1037, 1039, 1054, 1082, 1131, 



1145, 1235, 1405) 



1329. Anonymous. Comite interministeriel des plantes medicinales et a essences. Les 

 plantes medicinales dans le department du Gard. llnterministerial committee of medicinal 

 plants and substances. The medicinal plants in the department of Gard.] Nimes, 1920. 



1330. Bevan, W. Sage. Cyprus Agric. Jour. 16: 34-36. 1921.— The present article 

 (continued from Cyprus Jour. 15 : 242. 1920) describes the method of cultivating sage applic- 

 able to Cyprus. The Cyprus varieties used for medicinal or culinary purposes are Salvia offici- 

 nalis, S. triloba, and<S. Cypria or Willeana (Holboe), the former being very common in the hills; 

 both could be successfully cultivated. In Cyprus sage is almost a perennial but as a rule it 

 degenerates after 3-4 years. Propagation by cuttings is claimed to be preferable to seed 

 propagation. The largest demand for sage is for culinary purposes, what is known as the 

 White variety being most suitable. For medicinal purposes Red Sage is mostlj' used. Instruc- 

 tions for drying sage are given and the period that the dried product can be successfully kept 

 is given as 1 year. The sage oil of commerce is obtained from Salvia officinalis, which grows 

 wild in Dalmatia. — W. Stuart. 



1331. PuxBDDU, E., E F. VoDRET. SuU' cssenza estratta dalle bacche di Juniperus phoeni- 

 cea L. di Sardegna. [The essential oils of Juniperus phoenicea from Sardinia.] Gazz. Chim. 

 Ital. 502 : 245-257. 1920. — A brief review of the literature on the subject is followed by a de- 

 scription of the methods of extraction and a study of the properties of the oil. The density, 

 rotatory power, viscositj^ solubilities, index of refraction, saponification number, acidity, 

 ether index, acetyl number, content of aldehydes and phenols, Maumene number, iodine and 

 bromine numbers, as well as color reactions are studied. — A. Bonazzi. 



PHYSIOLOGY 



B. M. Duggar, Editor 

 C. W. Dodge, Assista7it Editor 



(See also in this issue Entries 871, 880, 916, 948, 962, 964, 967, 999, 1015, 1112, 1190, 1192, 

 1193, 1196, 1235, 1250, 1251, 1252, 1253, 1260, 1288, 1289, 1324, 1367, 1376, 1378, 1379, 1380, 



1382, 1446) 



GENERAL 



1332. Morrow, C. A. [Rev. of: Onslow, M. W. Practical plant biochemistry, viii + 

 178 p. University Press: Cambridge, 1920 (see Bot. Absts. 8, Entry G02.)] Science 53: 416-417. 

 1921. 



DIFFUSION, PHYSICO-CHEMICAL RELATIONS 



1333. Brown, J. Howard. H ions, titration and the buffer index of bacteriological media. 

 Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol, and Med. 18: 2S5-28G. 1921. — This paper stresses the importance of 

 determining the buffer effects of media by titration against acid and alkali. — M. M. Brooks. 



1334. Karrer, Joanne L., and R. W. Webb. Titration curves of certain liquid culture 

 media. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 7: 299-305. 1920. — Titration curves are given for a beet 

 decoction, peptone solution, and Czapek's, Pfeffer's, and Richard's solutions. — S. M. Zeller. 



