vi. 
CONTENTS. 
No. III. 
ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 
On Veratrum Viride. By Thomas R. Mitchell. . . .181 
Description of Swan's Atmospheric Soda Fountain. . , 183 
Note upon Veratria, and its uses. By Augustine Duhamel. . 186 
On Neutral Mixture. By John Goodyear. . . .189 
Medico-Botanical Notices. No. xiii. .... 196 
SELECTED ARTICLES. 
Report upon a formula for Vesicating Taffetas. Addressed to the 
Societe de Pharmacie, by M. Deschamps, By Cap& Sou- 
beiran. Translated by Augustine Duhamel. . . 201 
Description of the White Sarsaparilla from Tampico, and of the 
differences between it and the other varieties. By J. J, 
Virey. . . . . . . .206 
Results of experiments made upon the Milky Juice of Lettuce. 
C Lac.tuca Safiva, L., the variety termed Roman.) By 
M. ♦ * . . . . . . .208 
On Sassariibrin, a resin evolved by Sulphuric Acid from Oil of 
Sassafras, which is remarkable for its efficacy in reddening 
that acid in its concentrated state. By R. Hare, M. D. 
&c, &c. &c. . . . . . . 210 
Upon Cherry Laurel Water. By M. Faury. . . ,212 
Researches to serve as a history of Sago — and an examination of 
the substance called Sago of Cayenne, obtained from the 
Sago Plant of Madagascar. By M. Planche. Read at 
the Royal Academy of Medicine, Extracted by M. Felix 
Boudet. 214 
Note upon Coffee. By MM. Robiquet & Boutron. Read at \he 
sitting of the Societe de Pharmacie, February 1, 1837. . 226 
Note upon the preparation of Iodine and Bromine. By M. Bussy. 233 
Chemico-legal researches, to determine the presence of very small 
quantities of Hydrocyanic Acid — either free or combined. 
By M. Ossian Henry. , . . . . 236 
