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Asiatic, Chinese- Japanese, North American, Central American, 
South American and Australian-New Zealand Drug Kingdoms. — 
Ztschr. d. allg. osterr. Apoth.-Ver. Wien, 1906, v. 44, pp. 39-43. 
Henkel, Alice, presents a compilation of the names of wild medic- 
inal plants of the United States, the synonyms employed, the parts 
used, some of the important features of habit and stature, and the 
geographical distribution of the plant in the United States. — Bull. 
Bur. Plant Ind., U. S. Dept. Agric., 1906, No. 89. 
Morrison, George C., exhibited at a meeting of the Indiana Pharm. 
Ass. a large collection (40 varieties) of common medicinal plants 
found in a healthy growing condition within a radius of 10 
miles from the Hoosier capital. — Proc. Indiana Pharm. Ass., 1906, 
p. 217. 
Cooper, Stanley (Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci.), reports a series of experi- 
ments with the reputed poisonous plants of Indiana for the purpose 
of determining the cause of the local irritation that is produced by 
them. — Pharm. J., Lond., 1906, v. 22, p. 227. 
Schneider, Albert, discusses the medicinal plants of California 
Indians and cites the more important plants used by them in the 
treatment of disease. — Merck’s Pep., N. Y., 1906, v. 15, pp. 63-66, 
95-96, 126-128. 
Weberbauer, A., presents observations on the vegetation of the 
higher Andes, discusses the meteorology, enumerates the plants found, 
and points out some of their characteristics.— Bot. Jahrb., Engler, 
Leipz., 1906, v. 37, pp. 60-94. 
Peckolt, Theodor, presents a number of popular names of Brazil- 
ian plants and products that have been adapted from the native 
language.— -Pharm. Rev., 1906, v. 24, p. 17, 32, 65, 161, 193, 225. 
(See also Ber. d. pharm. Gesellsch., Berl., 1906, v. 16, pp. 22 ff.) 
1. POWDERED DRUGS. 
Rupp, E., asserts that the widespread practice of purchasing drugs 
in the powdered form makes their control a matter of great difficulty. 
He points out that in addition to the microscopic control, chemical 
testing, and particularly the determination of certain factors, such as 
ash content and the yield of extract to water and alcohol of varying 
dilutions, are important. He outlines the maximum ash content for 
a number of drugs and also presents some data on the minimum 
extract content that should be required. — Apoth. Ztg. Berl., 1906, v. 
21, pp. 485^88. 
Nelson, Burt E., continues the description of powdered drugs with 
an analytical scheme for the microscopical examination. — Merck’s 
Rep., N. Y., 1906, v. 15, p. 6 tf. 
Whelpley, H. M., discusses the possibilities of the compound micro- 
scope in the recognition of powdered drugs, and cites the difficulty 
