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turing. It is needless to say that they were invariably 
admired. 
Messrs. Rosengarten and Sons, Philadelphia, exhibited 
a case of fifty-six specimens of chemicals from their labo¬ 
ratory, including fine crystals of the hypophosphites of 
lime, soda, and potassa: piperine, permanganate of 
potassa, and a variety of salts of the alkaloids. 
Messrs. Schering and G-atz, New York, exhibited thirty- 
two specimens, mostly of rare chemicals, produced by E. 
Schering, of Berlin. 
Andrews and Thompson, of Baltimore, exhibited a 
variety of handsome chemicals,—among others were ses- 
quichloride of chromium, scaled salts of iron, hypophos- 
phite of manganese, and phosphate of manganese; also 
a living specimen of the Benno plant. 
Messrs. Thomsen and Block, of Baltimore, contributed 
specimens of glacial phosphoric acid, valerianate of zinc, 
carbolic acid, nineteen varieties of fluid extracts, a num¬ 
ber of essential oils, and a large collection of materia 
medica specimens. 
The Baltimore chemical works exhibited specimens of 
acetate of lead, acetic acid, tine crystals of the iodide and 
bromide of potassium, and many other chemicals. 
The Baltimore chrome works exhibited extensive spe¬ 
cimens of bichromate of potassa, and the chrome ore 
from which it is prepared. 
The display in the materia medica department was 
large and varied. 
Messrs. MTvosson and Robbins, New York, exhibited 
a very extensive collection of gums and gum-resins, in 
the whole and powdered state. 
Messrs. B. 0. and G-. C. Wilson exhibited specimens 
of their herbs, pressed and impressed, numbering about 
sixty. This firm have gained an enviable reputation for 
the quality of their goods; their herbs are deprived of 
the large stalks, and only the leaves and leaf-stalks are 
sent out of their establishment. Their specimens were 
excellent throughout. 
Robert Shoemaker and Co., Philadelphia, exhibited an 
extensive variety of powdered drugs. 
Dr. E. R. Squibb, Brooklyn—Two cases of rhubarb. 
PHARMACEUTICAL AND OTHER SPECIMENS. 
Messrs. Bullock and Crenshaw, Philadelphia, exhibited 
sugar-coated pills in great variety, and presenting- the 
handsomest appearance, fully sustaining their well-de¬ 
served reputation. 
Messrs. Mellor and Rittenhouse, Philadelphia, made 
an extensive display of fruit essences, solid and fluid 
extracts, etc. 
Mr. S. Mason MUollin, Philadelphia, exhibited a 
variety of spread plasters of excellent quality, and also 
court plaster, Breed’s gutta-percha pessaries, and flavour¬ 
ing extracts, etc. 
Messrs. Hance Brothers and White, Philadelphia— 
Solid and fluid extracts in great variety, fruit essences, 
and sugar-coated pills; also, a new pattern of a geared 
drug-mill for apothecaries’ use, and Hance’s percolator. 
Mr. Robt. Platzer, Philadelphia, exhibited about fifty 
specimens of essential oils, many of them exceedingly 
rare ; also, a number of foreign drugs. 
E. Parrish and Son, Philadelphia, exhibited various 
pharmaceutical specimens, and also apparatus. 
Mr. W. C. Bakes presented a new style of pestle and 
mortar machine, worked by hand power; also, various 
contrivances for facilitating the dispensing and preserva¬ 
tion of medicines. 
Mr. Wm. Warner, Philadelphia, exhibited a variety of 
sugar-coated pills. 
Dr. W. H. Pile exhibited a variety of hydrometers, 
burettes, graduated measures, etc. 
Mr. Charles Shivers, Philadelphia.—Samples of spread 
plasters in yard rolls. 
Mr. Henry Troemner, Philadelphia, exhibited his im¬ 
proved drug mill and prescription scales. 
Messrs. Burroughs Bros., Baltimore, exhibited a most 
extensive collection of fluid extracts of their own manu¬ 
facture, including almost two hundred specimens. 
Messrs. Sharpe and Dohmo, Baltimore, made a credit¬ 
able display of fluid extracts, syrups, etc. 
Professor J. Farris Moore, Baltimore, also exhibited 
some fine specimens of fluid extracts and other pharma- 
ceutical preparations. 
Mr. N. Hynson Jennings, of Baltimore, exhibited a 
collection of specialities and toilet articles. 
Messrs. S. Campbell and Co., Philadelphia, exhibited 
fluid extracts made by direct percolation, without evapo¬ 
ration ; also a variety of elixirs, syrups, and toilet per¬ 
fumes. 
Mr. Geo. S. Dickey, San Francisco, contributed five 
samples of Monsel’s salt, in scales, granules, and powder. 
Messrs. Hartman, Laist and Co., Cincinnati, exhibited 
specimens of pure, inodorous glycerine, very beautiful in 
appearance; also, fine specimens of Epsom and Rochelle 
salts. 
John Mathews, New York, placed on exhibition a 
magnificent draught stand for soda water, constructed of 
mottled marble, with silver ornamentations. 
Glassware and shop furniture, in tasty and beautiful 
styles, and druggists’ sundries, were exhibited by Messrs. 
J. Quinlan, New York; Adams and Drexel, Baltimore, 
and Whitehall, Tatum and Co., Philadelphia. 
Messrs. Battley and Watts, London, England, exhi¬ 
bited samples of liquid extracts, prepared by the pro¬ 
cesses of the B. Ph. 
Among the objects of great interest must be mentioned 
the microscopic specimens exhibited by Dr. F. Hoffman, 
of New York. The specimens were mostly illustrative 
of the materia medica, and were mounted by Mr. C. 
Rodig, of Hamburg, Germany. 
In conclusion, we may say that the exhibition was 
most satisfactory, and reflected great credit upon the ex¬ 
hibitors, and also upon the members of the local Com¬ 
mittee in Baltimore, who had made such ample and 
excellent provisions for the occasion.— The Chicago 
Pharmacist. 
LINNEAN SOCIETY. 
At the meeting held Dec. loth, a paper was read on 
‘Sabadilla” ( Asagrcea officinalis, Lindl., Sabadilla officina- 
rum , Manclt.), from Caracas, by A. Ernst. The writer 
remarked that it does not appear to be generally known 
that a considerable quantity of Sabadilla is exported from 
Caracas and Venezuela, amounting to from 3000 to 3500 
quintals annually ; almost the whole being sent to Ham¬ 
burg. The plant is a very common one by the roadsides 
in Caracas, but the greatest part of the drug comes from 
the hilly regions in the south, where it grows at an ele¬ 
vation of from 3500 to 4000 ft. It was originally dis¬ 
covered in the Mexican Andes, and is not known else¬ 
where. Although not mentioned by Humboldt, it, is, 
however, apparently indigenous in Venezuela. It flowers 
in August and September, while Humboldt was there in 
the dry season; and it is besides very local in its distri¬ 
bution. The writer bases his belief in its being indige¬ 
nous on several circumstances. In the first place the 
spots where it grows are the most unlikely for it to have 
been planted; and it has no special means of easily 
spreading its seeds. There is no record of its introduc¬ 
tion ; yet it was known long before the seeds were first 
exported by German druggists. The Caracasian form 
differs slightly in the width of the leaves and a few other 
characters from the typical A. officinalis , of Mexico, and 
might be called A. caracasana , but the writers did not 
considerit specifically distinct. The bulbs contain nu¬ 
merous raphides of oxalate ot lime. 
In the discussion which followed, the President (Mr 
Bentham) agreed with the writer, that there was not 
sufficient ground fox- forming- the Caracasian Sabadilla 
into a distinct species, especially as Bindley s description 
