wad 
_ does ay exceed 0.02 per cent. 
Pharmacopeeias. _ 
French Pharmacopoeia. 
‘The French Pharmacopoeia Commission has. published ‘this year a p 
to the edition of 1908, which on the one hand brings further. details ‘on pr 
and testing of freshly accepted preparations, and on the other, contains 
amplifications of the text of various articles in the book. ‘Fresh admissions 
oils and related products have not resulted, on the contrary the up till now 
recognised apiole has been crossed out. Several alterations have been made, 
to the extent desired, pein to our ge We soars 2 them wanes 
else is ee ee 
Aniseed Oil.—The specific gravity is valid for not 17°, but il : 
Bergamot Oil.—a, +8 to + 22°. 
Cinnamon Oil, Ceylon.—Correction of an error in the description of the alde- 
hyde estimation. | SS Oe 
Clove Oil.—di50 1.050 to 1.068. 
Juniper Berry Oil.— di;. 0.860 to 0.885. 
Peppermint Oil.— Absolute freedom from colour is demundeur cet Bee ae 
Rose Oil.—The colour may also be greenish. 
Sandalwood Oil.— Correcting a formula error in correcting the santalol content 
Terpin Hydrate.— Molecular weight not 180, but 190. Terpin. hydrate is solub 
in 280 parts of water at 15°, and in 6.9 parts of 95 per cent. alcohol at 10°. — 
Thyme Oil. —dj50 0.900 to 0.950. 
Chemical Preparations and Drugs: © a 
Benzaldehyde. We had already mentioned in our previous Biphni ©. 64) that 
the Mety. perceptible scarcity in recent years of chlorine-free benzaldehyde had es ; 
in a “poor-in-chlorine” article being placed upon the market. Also a distinction 
made between “poor-in- _chlorine” and “traces of chlorine”; and proposals. wer 
made to distinguish eaas to chlorine content, 3 pias Me a 
1) Report November 1908, 143. 
