500 
United States, with the exception of the South. — Bull. Bur. Plant 
Inch, U. S. Dept. Agric., 1906, No. 89, p. 69. 
Francis, John M., recognizes the plausibility of the theory upon 
which sodium hydroxide is added as a preservative, but has not 
found the fluid unstable. — Bull. Pharm., Detroit, 1906, v. 20, p. 12. 
Taylor. S., quotes Lent on to the effect that the variations in the 
liquid extract of taraxacum are due to a want of explicit direction; 
he recommends repercolation with 30 per cent alcohol. — Pharm. J., 
Lond., 1906, v. 23, p. 669. 
Fvfe, John William, says that taraxacum was regarded as one of 
the most valuable remedies in the materia medica. It exerts a sure 
and efficacious effect upon the liver and removes obstructions. It 
was also deemed an efficient remedy in diseases of the kidneys. — 
Electic Med. J., Cincin., 1906, v. 66, p. 319. 
TEREBENUM. 
Francis. John M.. considers the pharmacopoeia! specification that 
terebene be completely inactive toward polarized light unreason- 
able. — Bull. Pharm., Detroit, 1906, v. 20, p. 231. . 
Patch. E. L., reports that three lots of terebene gave a colored 
residue ranging from 0.111 to 0.150 from 10 c. c. — Proc. Am. Pharm. 
Ass., 1906, v. 54, p. 347. 
TEREBINTHS A. 
Herty, Charles H., discusses the industrial and scientific aspects 
of the pine and its products and reviews the progress that has been 
made in the turpentine industry. — Chem. Eng., Phila., 1906-7, v. 5, 
pp. 229-235. 
A news item describes some of the advances that have been sug- 
gested by the Forest Service to increase the yield of turpentine and 
prolong the life of the tree. — Oil, Paint, and Drug Rep., 1906, v. 69, 
Jan. 29, p. 55. 
(See also Ibid., v. 70, Dec. 31, pp. 7, 51.) 
Schimmel & Co. discuss the several methods for collecting turpen- 
tine and point out the disadvantages of the “ box ” method. — Semi- 
Ann. Rep., 1906, Apr.-May, pp. 64, 65. 
TEREBINTHINA CANADENSIS. 
Henkel, Alice, mentions Abies balsamea (L.) Mill., also known as i 
balsam-fir, and Canada balsam tree as occurring in damp woods < 
from Newfoundland to the high mountains of southwestern Vir- 
ginia, west to Minnesota, and northward. — Bull. Bur. Plant. Ind., 
IJ. S. Dept. Agric., 1906, No. 89, p. 7. 
Evans Sons Lescher & Webb report that of two consignments ) 
of Canada balsam examined one had an acid value of 84 and a sa- * 
