378 THE BOTANISTS OF PHILADELPHIA. 



His papers on the literature of pharmacy consist of 

 translations, a critical revision of the United States Pharma- 

 copoea of 1890, a paper on " The Apocynacese in Materia 

 Medica," one on " The Recognition of Elixirs by the Phar- 

 macopcea," " Notes on the Rhus Poisoning," " Notes on the 

 Genus Myrica," on " The Different Commercial Varieties of 

 Vanilla," with illustrations ; " Notes on Loco Weeds," 

 " Sophistication of Insect Powder with Hungarian Daisy," 

 " Adulterations of Elm Bark," and also one on " The Sophis- 

 tication of Flaxseed Meal," and a valuable paper on 

 " Expressed Oil of Almonds." These all appeared in the 

 American Journal of Pharmacy. The editor of Parrlsh^s 

 Pharmacy received valuable assistance in the revision of 

 the fifth edition. He furnished a review of the " National 

 Formulary " for the Polyclinic, which was reprinted in the 

 Druggist Circular in 1889. A supplementary paper upon 

 " The Oil of Bay " was published by him in the Druggist 

 Circular. He furnished an article for the Pharmaceutical 

 Journal and Transactions, upon "Pharmacy in America," 

 which appeared in January, 1890. 



Mr. Beringer has been active as a field botanist, and 

 has contributed many interesting plants to the Herbarium 

 of the Philadelphia Botanical Club. 



T. CHALKLEY PALMER. 



T. Chalkley Palmer was born October 23, 1860, near 

 Media, Pennsylvania; the son of Lewis Palmer, a local 

 mineralogist and botanist. He was educated at Westtown 

 Boarding School, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and at 

 Haverford College, Pennsylvania, graduating from the 

 latter in 1882. 



