The Microscope. m 



lasting. In " Through a Microscope," the authors have suc- 

 ceeded in presenting the subject in an interesting and attractive 

 manner, and furnish the beginner with rehable methods in hand- 

 ling and studying objects with which they come in contact in 

 every-day life. Besides telling how to construct a home-made 

 microscope, there are chapters devoted to the examination of 

 drinking-water, plants, and insects, in which the beginner learns 

 how to go to work to "see things," and, what is equally important, 

 how to study them when seen. The book is liberally illustrated. 



The Pharmaceutical Era, A monthly exponent of Pharmacology, Pharma- 

 cognosy, including Chemistry, Microscopy, Botany, and the Art of Phar- 

 macy. A. B. Lyons, M. D., editor; D. O. Haynes & Co., publishers,. 

 Detroit. 



Although this country is already flooded with pharmaceutical 

 and druggists' journals, the growing importance of this subject 

 make the advent of new publications of this natiu'e both necessary 

 and welcome. This new journal before us proposes to fill a depart- 

 ment which has been only partially provided for heretofore, and that 

 mainly by the older Eastern publications. Dr. Lyons, the editor of 

 the Era, is too well known both to the medical and the pharmaceu- 

 tical professions to need an introduction, and as his vpritings have for 

 years been recognized as authoritative, the readers of his journal are 

 to be congratulated upon the good things in this line in store for 

 them. The first number of the Era is handsomely gotten up, 

 printed on good paper from clean type, and is altogether a produc- 

 tion of which Michigan may be justly proud. From its diversity of 

 contents, we believe that it will commend itself to every druggist 

 and pharmaceutical chemist throughout the land. 



American Medicinal Plants. By F. C. Millspaugh. Published by Boericke 

 & Tafel. New York and Philadelphia. Fascicle V. 



Former reviews in this journal have called attention to the 



excellence of this work. Fasicle V completes the set and fulfils well 



the promises of the others. Complete, it gives extended and critical 



illustrations of 150 medicinal plants, each accompanied in the text 



by full desci'iption, history and habitat, part used and preparation, 



chemical constituents and physiological action. It will prove of great 



value to the botanist as well as to the physician. The editor and 



publishers are to be congratulated on its completion and we wish 



them all the reward they deserve. 



Department op AGRicuiiTURE Report, 188o. 



"Dry as a Government report" is a phrase that could hardly 

 be applied to this volume, containing, as it does, so much of interest 

 to the scientist. Oiu' readers would be more especially interested in 



