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Rubus nigrobaccus Bailey, also known as Rubus villosus A. Gray, 
not Ait., commonly known as rubus and high-bush blackberry, is also 
mentioned. Found in dry fields and along roadsides, New England 
States to Florida, and west to Arkansas. — Bull. Bur. Plant Inch, 
U. S. Dept. Agric., 1906, No. 89, pp. 59-60. 
Schneider, Albert, states that root infusions of the Rubus species 
are used by the Indians to check diarrhoea. — Merck’s Rep., N. Y., 
1906, v. 15, p. 127. 
SABAL. 
Henkel, Alice, mentions Sevenoci serrulata (Roem. & Schult.) 
Hook, f., also called sabal and saw-palmetto, as found in sandy 
soil from North Carolina and Arkansas to Florida and Texas.— Bull. 
Bur. Plant Ind., U. S. Dept. Agric., 1906, No. 89, p. 63. 
Francis, John M., thinks that while “ dried fruit ” perhaps fully 
describes the drug most usually seen in commerce, it is not a fit de- 
scription of the saw palmetto fruit used by the most careful pharma- 
ceutical manufacturers. — Bull. Pharm., Detroit, 1906, v. 20, p. 185. 
SABINA. 
Henkel, Alice, mentions Juniperus sabina L., also known as 
sabina, savin, and shrubby red cedar, as occurring in rocky places in 
northern United States. — Bull. Bur. Plant Ind., U. S. Dept. Agric., 
1906, No. 89, p. 40. 
Leth, Iv. K., presents the results of a morphologic-anatomic study 
of Juniperus sabina (illustrated). — Arch. f. Pharm. og Chem., Co- 
penhagen, 1906, v. 13, p. 382. 
SACCHARUM. 
I B H 
Jackson, John R., discusses the various sources of error and de- 
scribes the several sugars known in different parts of the world.— 
Pharm. J., Bond., 1906, v. 22, pp. 210-213. 
Horne, William D., suggests a uniform method of chemical control 
of cane sugar factory working under diverse conditions and presents 
a series of notes bearing on standardizing apparatus, sampling, and 
analyses. — Chem. Eng., Pliila., 1906, v. 4, pp. 1-12. 
Browne, C. A., discusses the various methods employed in the anal- 
ysis of sugars and the fermentation of sugar cane products. — J. Am. 
Chem. Soc., 1906, v. 28, pp. 439-469. 
Tolman and Smith discuss the estimation of sugars by means of the 
refractometer, report a number of experiments, and present a table 
which graphically portrays the results obtained with the various 
sugars. — J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1906, v. 28, pp. 1476-1482. 
