814 MANIPULATIONS DE BOTANIQUE MEDICALE ET PHARMACEUTIQUE. 
its representation can be identified—although this is the opposite 
might be expe ected: the orchids especially are as badly 
coloured as in the third edition of English Bo oe: 
After the plates, we have three indexes,— e of ome one of 
genera, and one of speci cies,—all arranged AR bet 
understand what is meant. The correlation # one agi: of the 
bo i oth i 
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assuredly come to grief if he trusts to the pictures; while the 
botanist ill prefer the more systematic arrangement of any one of 
the recognised hand-books. 
Manipulations de Botanique Médicale et ee Par Dr. J. 
Hiraw & Mons. Vatire Bonner. Avec 36 planches colorées. 
Paris: J. B. Ai et fils. ee Pp. 8 a 
ae has been reduced to a branch of Botan 20 called in Germany 
‘ pharmacognosy,”’ and in France ‘histolo It is no longer 
sufficient for the student to recogni eir general 
appearance. The advance of knowledge requires that he should be 
familiar with the anatomy of plants, and be able to ascertain the 
freedom of drugs from piubickation by means of the microscope. 
The present work may be regarded as representing the character 
of the teaching in the hots Supérieure de Pharmacie at Paris, 
me Dr. ee foes directed the practical studies in materia 
origi and varieties ; Sten the organs “ the lant. These Aion so 
of the Germans, and orm a i acl rade summary of the 
m 
ess to 
say that only hac practice eee | it possible ey cut ieak perfect 
ions as are represented. ost cases they are taken from 
medicinal or economic aan. but a few, such as bes 
iploca graca, Bragantia tomentosa, might well have bee 
2 a medicine. 
