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Weigel, G., discusses the more remarkable changes evidenced in 
the crude drug market during 1905. — Pharm. Zentralh., 1906, v. 47, 
pp. 159-162, 182-187, 234-240, 250-257, 279-282. 
A report of the drug market presents a considerable amount of 
interesting material relating to the prices and uses of the several 
drugs sold in this country. — Oil, Paint and Drug Rep., 1906, v. 69, 
Jan. 29, part 2, pp. 33-51. 
Hartwich, C. (Schweiz. Wehnschr. f. Chem. u. Pharm., 1906), 
records a number of adulterations and sophistications of well known 
and widely used drugs. — Apoth. Ztg., Berk, 1906, v. 21, pp. 65, 66. 
True, Rodney H., in an address before the X. W. D. A., reported 
experiments in the growing of a number of medicinal plants. Four 
drug-testing gardens are now in existence under the supervision of 
the Bureau of Plant Industry, one in Vermont, one near Washington, 
one in South Carolina, and one in Texas. The situation of these 
gardens permits of the cultivation of plants, the habitats of which 
are in widely separated countries, the species planted at each station 
being those found to thrive best in the particular latitude. — Drug. . 
Circ. and Chem. Gaz., X. Y., 1906, v. 50. p. 422. 
An abstract from the report of B. T. Galloway, the chief of the 
Bureau of Plant Industry of the De])artment of Agriculture, con- 
tains much interesting material relating to the growing of medicinal 
plants in the United States. — Oil, Paint, and Drug Rep., 1906, v. 69, 
Jan. 8, p. 17. 
See also report by R. H. True. — Ibid., v. 70, July 2, pp. 46, 47. 
Holmes, E. M. (J. Roy. Hort, Soc., Loud., 31, 1906, pp. 42-61, 
figs. 8), discusses the use and culture of plants for medicine, both 
in ancient and modern times. The important herbs employed for 
medicinal plants are considered. He also refers to the publications 
of numerous members of the medical profession who have been 
active in encouraging the production and cultivation of medicinal 
plants. A list of the herbs most commonly used for medicinal pur- 
poses in England is given. — Exper. Sta. Rec., 1906, v. 18, p. 740. 
An abstract (from Ber. fiber Land und Forstwirtschaft in Deutsch 
Ost Africa) presents some data regarding the cultivation of drugs 
in German East Africa and enumerates the drugs that are being 
experimented with. — Oil, Paint, and Drug Rep., 1906, v. 69, May 
28, p. 10. 
Hanausek, Eduard, reviews the literature of the year relating to 
pharmacognosy. — Chem. Ztg., Cothen, 1906, v. 30, pp. 373-375. 
Tschirch, A., outlines the efforts made to classify the geographic 
origin of drugs and plants. He attempts to establish type drugs 
from the several geographic divisions, which he classifies as Mid- 
dle European, Xorthern, Mediterranean, North African, Central 
African, South African, Xorth African-Arabian-Persian, South . 
