379 
The Ph. Brit. Committee of Reference in Pharmacy report on oils 
says that in all statements of solubility the temperature is most im- 
portant, and pointed attention should be called to it. — Chem. & Drug.. 
Bond., 1906, v. 69, p. 864. 
Schimmel & Co. point out that they have repeatedly warned against 
attaching too great value to color reactions in the terpene chemistry 
and that despite this warning new reactions are recommended again 
and again which even at the outset appear of little value. They dis- 
cuss a test recently proposed by C. Reichard for terpineol and point 
out that as other terpene compounds react the same as terpineol, a 
practical utilization of this reaction is out of the question. — Semi- 
Ann. Rep. Apr. -May, 1906, p. 91. 
Rochussen, F., reviews the advances made in the field of the ter- 
penes and volatile oils. The article includes quite an extensive bibliog- 
raphy. — Chem. Ztg., Cothen, 1906, v. 30, pp. 185-189. 
TCallach, O., presents a contribution to the knowledge of terpenes 
and ethereal oils, in the course of which he discusses some new com- 
binations of ^-Terpineol. — Ann. d. Chem., Leipz., 1906, v. 345, pp. 
127-154. 
Some further contributions on terpenes and essential oils. — Ibid., 
v. 346, pp. 220-285, v. 347, pp. 316-346, and v. 350, pp. 141-179. 
Hanson and Babcock present a study of some of the conifer oils, 
including spruce, hemlock, red pine, and juniper. — J. Am. Chem. 
Soc., 1906, v. 28, pp. 1198-1201. 
Umney, John C., gives a tabulated statement of the world’s pro- 
duction of perfumeiy products, under the different countries, in 
which are included the oils of lavender, lemon, orange, sandalwood, 
cinnamon, etc. — Pharm. J., Lond., 1906, v. 23, p. 378. 
The Secretary of Agriculture has promulgated a series of official 
standards for flavoring extracts and the volatile oils used in the mak- 
ing of them (Bulletin No. 19).— Oil, Paint and Drug. Rep. 1906, v. 
69, Apr. 23, p. 50. 
B riming, H., (Pharmakol. u. physiol.-chem. Inst. Rostock: Cen- 
tralbl. f. inn. Med. 1906, pp. 337) reports an exhaustive study of the 
bactericidal or retarding influences exercised by volatile oils in cow’s 
milk. The general results are presented in the form of a table. — 
Abstr. Biochem. Centralbl., Leipz., 1906-07, v. 5, p. 402. 
Matzel, Richard, presents a contribution to our knowledge of the 
pharmacology of the volatile oils. — Abstr. Ibid., v. 5, p. 346. 
Robert, Karl, presents a report on systematic experiments on the 
antiseptic action of essential oils and their constitutents. He de- 
scribes the method that was employed and presents a synopsis of his 
results in the form of tables. — Semi- Ann. Rep. Schinnnel & Co., 1906, 
Oct.-Xov., pp. 155-161. 
