54 
Pharmaceutical  Meeting. 
(  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
\    January,  1897. 
were  applied,  the  figures  varjdng  with  the  method  used.  The  paper  was 
accompanied  by  specimens,  and  was  the  occasion  for  considerable  discussion. 
"  Murray  Red  Gum,  Eucalyptus  ro strata,  and  Its  Kino,"  was  the  subject  of  a 
communication  by  Mr.  J.  H.  Maiden,  Government  Botanist  at  Sydney,  New 
South  Wales.  (Seepage  i.)  This  paper  is  not  only  a  valuable  one  from  the 
botanical  standpoint,  but  is  of  interest  as  bearing  on  the  commercial  and  medic- 
inal products  of  the  Australian  colonies.  In  connection  with  this  subject 
attention  was  called  to  the  following  samples  :  Syrupus  eucalypti  rostrati, 
made  from  the  kino,  and  recommended  as  a  valuable  astringent  remedy  ;  Eu- 
calyptus red  gum,  and  samples  of  oil  of  several  species  of  eucalyptus.  These 
were  sent  by  Mr.  J.  Bosisto,  of  Richmond,  Melbourne,  who  is  an  honorary 
member  of  this  College. 
Mr.  Wm.  B.  Thompson  contributed  a  paper  entitled,  "  Ferruginous  Pills 
{Blaud's  Pills)."  (Seepage  17.)  The  writer  suggested  examinations  of  the 
commercial  and  extemporaneous  preparations  for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining 
the  precise  character  of  the  former,  and  of  determining  wherein  it  differed 
from  the  latter.  He  doubted  whether  ferrous  carbonate  was  superior  in  medic- 
inal efficacy  to  the  other  compounds  of  iron  formed  by  the  oxidation  of  this 
constituent.  He  thought  it  was  time  to  stop  theorizing,  and  offered  these  sug- 
gestions for  the  purpose  of  stimulating  investigation  along  this  line. 
"The  Commercial  Sources  of  Licorice  Root"  was  the  subject  of  a  paper  by 
Mr.  H.  N.  Rittenhouse.  (See  page  13.)  This  paper  was  a  concise  statement  of 
the  sources  of  commercial  licorice  root,  together  with  the  qualities  of  the  vari- 
ous kinds,  and  was  mainly  intended  to  aid  the  retail  pharmacist  in  making 
purchases  of  the  article. 
Mr.  Chas.  H.  LaWall  contributed  the  last  paper,  which  was  on  "Adulterated 
Japan  Wax. ' '  ( See  page  1 8. )  The  facts  presented  by  the  author  were  timely,  in 
that  they  showed  to  what  extent  fraud  may  be  perpetrated,  and  in  warning 
buyers  against  the  efforts  of  the  purveyors  of  the  article  to  obtain  a  market  for 
their  product.  Samples  of  both  the  pure  and  the  adulterated  Japan  wax  were 
shown. 
On  motion  of  Professor  Trimble,  a  unanimous  vote  of  thanks  was  tendered 
Mr.  Kilmer  for  his  interesting  address  and  accompanying  specimens. 
On  motion,  the  meeting  adjourned. 
T.  S.  WlEGAND, 
Registrar. 
The  tenth  volume  of  Professor  Sargent's  Silva  of  North  America  was  pub- 
lished on  the  28th  of  November.  It  contains  figures  and  descriptions  of  the 
arborescent  species  of  Yucca,  which  grow  north  of  the  Mexican  boundary,  the 
Arborescent  Palms  of  the  United  States,  the  Cupressinese  and  Taxaceae,  and 
the  following  genera  of  Coniferse  :  Juniperus,  Cupressus  ( including  Chamsecy- 
paris),  Thuya,  Libocedrus,  Sequoia  and  Taxodium.  Two  additional  volumes 
will  complete  the  work.  The  eleventh,  now  in  course  of  preparation,  will  be 
devoted  entirely  to  the  genus  Pinus,  and  in  the  twelfth  and  final  volume  will 
be  described  the  Spruces,  Firs,  Hemlocks,  Larches  and  a  few  trees  of  earlier 
orders  which  have  been  found  since  the  publication  of  this  work  was  begun. 
— Garden  and  Forest. 
