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 Pliar- 

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

 Genus Myrica," on " The Different Commercial Varieties of 

 Vanilla," vnth 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 Pliannacy. The editor of Parrislis 

 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 P/iarmaceutical 

 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. 



