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MISCELLANEOUS (COGNATE RESEARCHES; TECHNIQUE; ETC.) 



1903. Pantanelli, E. Sulla causa del mosaico nelle piante. [The cause of mosaic dis- 

 ease of plants.] Boll. Mens. R. Staz. Patol. Veg. Roma 1: 40-41. 1920. — A mosaic disease of 

 Hypochaeris radicata is produced following punctures by Macrosiphon tussilaginis. Only 

 leaves on which the aphis is allowed to feed become mosaic. — The cause of mosaic diseases 

 should be studied with reference to the exclusion of thrips and mites from the cultures. — 

 D. Reddick. 



1904. Strand, E. [German rev. of: Friederichs, K. Studien iiber Nashornkafer als 

 Schadlinge der Kokospalme. Bericht an das Reichs-Kolonialamt iiber eine 1913/l4 im Auftrage 

 ausgefxihrte Studienreise. (Studies of rhinoceros beetles as pests of the coco-palm. Report 

 to the governmental colonial office upon an expedition undertaken on commission in 1913-14.) 

 116 p., 20 pi., 1 map. Berlin, 1919.] Arch. Naturgesch. Abt. A, 86'': 166. 1920 [1921]. 



PHARIMACOGNOSY AND PHARMACEUTICAL BOTANY 



Heber W. Youngken, Editor 

 E. N. Gathercoal, Assistant Editor 



(See also in this issue Entries 1453, 1482, 1496, 1503, 1508, 1529, 1537, 1545, 1552, 1564, 1565, 



1566, 1595, 1602, 1642, 1938, 1939, 1940, 2028) 



1905. Beath, O. a. Chemical and pharmaceutical examination of the Woody Aster. 

 Wyoming Agric. Exp. Sta. Bull. 123. ^1-66. Fig. 1-8. 1920.— The bulletin, in 3 parts, 

 deals with the poisonous properties of Xylorrhiza parryi. Part 1 is general in its scope, 

 dealing with the distribution, animals effected, nature of the poison, and a review of the litera- 

 ture. Part 2 is concerned with the experimental methods employed. Part 3 gives the chemi- 

 cal and physical properties and describes the toxicity tests for the water-soluble, the amor- 

 phous, and the ether-soluble poisons which were extracted. A bibliography is given. — 

 James P. Poole. 



1906. Beath, O. A. Poisonous plants of Wyoming. Wyoming Agric. Exp. Sta. Bull, 126* 

 S5 p., 14 pi-, 4 fig- 1921. — A list of the principal poisonous plants of the range, occurring 

 within the state, with the general location, period of activity, and the symptoms of and 

 treatment for the poisoning caused by each of them. Each species is illustrated by a plate. 

 A general introductory discussion covers contributory causes, types of poisonous plants, and 

 preventive measures. The species included are: Delphinium geyeri Greene, D. barbeyi Huth, 

 D. menziesii Nutt., Lupinus argenteus Pursh, Zygademis intermedials Rydb., Xylorrhiza 

 parryi Gray, Cicuta vagans Greene, Triglochin maritima L., Aragallus albiflorus A. Nels., 

 Astragalus mollissimus Torr., A. bisulcatus (Hook.) Gray, Asclepias speciosa Torr., Psoralea 

 tenuifiora Pursh, Aconitum columbianum Nutt. — James P. Poole. 



1907. Beath, 0. A. The chemical examination of the Silvery Lupine. Wyoming Agric. 

 Exp. Sta. Bull. 125. IOI-II4. PL 1-2, fig. 1-2. 1920.— In Part 1 of this bulletin dealing with 

 the poisonous properties of Lupinus argenteus Pursh., a description of the plant and its 

 habitat, losses to stock, forage value and chemical constituents, and a summary of the litera- 

 ture are given. Part 2 deals with the experimental methods employed, including toxicity 

 experiments, proximate analyses, estimation of crude alkaloids in the various parts of the 

 plant, methods of extracting alkaloids in quantity, purification of alkaloids, isolation of a 

 crystalline hydrochloride, and the properties of free bases with their effects on blood pressure, 

 respiration, etc., on anaesthetized dogs. A bibliography is given. — James P. Poole. 



1908. Gaspers, A. C. De Noordwijksche Geneeskruindentuinen. [The medicinal herb 

 gardens of Noordwijk.] Weekbl. BloemboUencult. 31: 64. 1920. — A general discussion is 

 given of growing medicinal plants in the vicinity of Noordwijk, Netherlands. Earlier this 



