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LEPTANDRA. 
Henkel, Alice, mentions Veronica virginic-a L., also known as Lep- 
tanclra virginica (L.) Nutt., commonly known as leptandra, Culver's 
root, Culver’s physic, blackroot, Bowman's root, tall speedwell, and 
tall veronica, as found in moist, rich ground in woods, meadows, and 
thickets from Canada to Alabama, and Xebraska. — Bui. Bur. Plant 
Inch, U. S. Dept. Agric., 1906, Xo. 89, p. 73. 
LIMONIS CORTEX. 
Eberle, E. G., and others favor the use of fresh lemons for making 
the tincture and believe that this preparation is superior to the for- 
merly used spirit of lemon. — Proc. Am. Pharm. Ass., 1906, v. 54, 
p. 446. 
Thurston found that of 14 samples of extract of lemon only 4 
contained the proper amount of lemon oil and all were deficient in 
alcohol by volume; the specific gravity varied from 0.8279 to 0.9603; 
official alcohol bv volume from 10.66 to 86.66 ; lemon oil from 0 to 
6.8 per cent. — Proc. Ohio Pharm. Ass., 1906, p. 68. 
LIMONIS STJCCUS. 
Liihrig. H., presents a contribution to our knowledge of lemon 
juice. He prepared and subsequently examined 10 samples of lemon 
juice, from the available fruit, and presents the results of his analysis 
in the form of tables for ready reference. — Ztschr. f. Unters. cl. 
Xahr. u. Genussm. 1906, v. 11, pp. 441—447. 
Beythien, Bohrisch and Hemple report the results of a number of 
experiments made to determine the composition of the juice of lemons 
from various sections. The citric acid content varied from 6.43 to 
7.71 per cent, — Ibicl., pp. 651-661. 
Hensel and Prinke (Ztschr. f. cl. ges. Kohlensaureind., 1906, p. 293; 
from Apoth. Ztg., 1906, p. 440) give the characters of a number of 
samples of lemon juice and suggest a new process of obtaining the 
juice with the view of avoiding changes in color, odor, savor, etc. 
The addition of 6.5 per cent alcohol as a preservative is evidently 
insufficient. — J. cle pharm. et cle chim., Par., 1906, v. 24, p. 28. 
LINIMENT A. 
Evans, John, thinks it advisable to test for the presence of methy- 
lated spirits in liniments and commends the Ashby test. — Apothecary, 
Boston, 1906. v. 18, p. 907. 
Francis, John M., thinks that some of the other liniments might 
well have been dropped instead of compound mustard liniment, which 
is very popular with certain of the trade and worthy of its good 
repute. — Bull. Pharm., Detroit. 1906. v. 20, p. 97. 
