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gretted that for the present no relief of the existing scarcity can 
be expected from that side. — Semi-Ann. Rep. Schimmel & Co., 1906, 
Oct.-Xov., pp. 15-21. 
An abstract from a report by Consul Fisher, of Tamsui. reviews 
the history and present status of camphor in Formosa. — Western 
Druggist, 1906, v. 28, pp. 29-31. 
An unsigned article records some experiments in the production 
of camphor from material grown in East Africa, and presents reports 
on the resulting camphor oil from Schimmel & Co., and Haarmann & 
Reimer. — Der Pflanzer, 1906, pp. 333-335. 
Xock, J. K., discusses the cultivation of the camphor tree in the 
island of Ceylon, and devotes some consideration to (1) the propa- 
gation by seeds, (2) the propagation by layers, (3) the propagation 
by branch cuttings, (4) the propagation by root cuttings, and (5) 
the propagation by suckers. — Circ. & Agric. J. Roy. Bot. Gard., 
Ceylon, 1906, v. 4, Xo. 3, pp. 13-20. 
Schmidt, O., discusses the production of synthetic camphor from 
oil of turpentine, and outlines the chemical changes that take place. — 
(From Chem. Ind., 1906, v. 29.) Chem. Repert., Cothen, 1906, v. 30, 
p. 204. 
Liiders, R., reviews the history and the development of synthetic 
camphor. — Ibid., p. 204. 
An abstract from a German patent specification outlines a method 
for the production of artificial camphor, from (1) pinene hydro- 
chloride, (2) isoborneol dissolved in chloroform and treated with 
chlorine, (3) isoborneol dissolved in benzol and treated with potas- 
sium permanganate, and (4) the oxidation of borneol or isoborneol 
by means of ozone. — Pliarm. Zentralh., 1906. v. 47, p. 524. 
Weigel. G., reviews the reports regarding experiments in the cul- 
tivation of camphor; also reviews the synthesis and the adulteration 
of this drug. — Ibid., v. 47, pp. 864, 865. 
An editorial discusses the economic questions involved in the pres- 
ent status of the camphor market, estimates the probable shortage 
for 1906 as approximately 1,500.000 pounds, and presents a table 
giving the total production of camphor in Formosa and Japan for 
the five years 1900-1904, inclusive. — Pharm. J., Lonch, 1906, v. 
22, p. 81. ‘ 
Bredt, J., presents a further contribution to the study of the 
composition of camphor and its derivatives. — Ann. d. Chem., Leipz., 
1906. v. 348, pp. 199-209. 
Lowry, T. M., discusses the stereoisomeric halogen derivatives of 
camphor obtained by treating chloro-camphor or brom-nitro- 
camphor. — Pharm. J., Bond., 1906, v. 22, p. 293. 
Renouf. Xora, presents the results of an investigation on the com- 
position of camphor and the chemistry of several of its derivatives. 
