Am.  Jour.  Pharru. 
May,  1897. 
Editorial—  Reviews. 
Kwangsi  province,  and  this  will  probably  grow  into  large  figures,  if 
camphor  continues  high  enough  in  price  to  encourage  the  Chinese 
in  its  manufacture. 
To  sum  up,  the  production  of  camphor  on  the  mainland  of  China 
is  an  affair  of  the  last  few  years.  It  began  in  Chekiang,  but  has 
practically  ceased  in  that  province.  In  Kwangsi  it  commenced  a 
short  time  ago,  and  promises  to  develop  into  importance.  The 
Fukein  product  is  only  trifling  so  far. 
EDITORIAL. 
EDSON  SEWEEE  BASTIN. 
On  the  morning  of  April  6,  1897,  Edson  S.  Bastin  passed  away,  after  an  ill- 
ness of  several  months.  His  funeral  took  place  at  Merchantville,  on  the  9th, 
and  was  largely  attended  by  members  of  the  College  and  students. 
The  Board  of  Trustees  was  in  session  when  the  sad  news  reached  them,  and  a 
series  of  resolutions  were  directed  to  be  drawn  up  for  approval  at  a  subsequent 
meeting.  Two  days  later  a  special  meeting  of  the  College  was  held,  and 
appropriate  resolutions  were  directed  to  be  drawn  up  to  express  the  sentiments 
of  that  body. 
It  is  merely  desired  to  record  the  foregoing  facts  at  the  present  time  ;  a 
memorial  will  be  prepared  and  published  in  a  subsequent  number  of  this  Jour- 
nal. It  is  but  justice  to  say,  at  this  time,  that  while  Professor  Bastin 's  occu- 
pation of  the  Chair  of  Botany  and  Materia  Medica  in  this  College  was  short  in 
duration,  it  was  long  when  measured  by  results  accomplished.  More  than  that, 
he  won  the  respect,  confidence  and  admiration  of  every  one  with  whom  he 
came  in  contact  during  the  short  four  years  he  was  with  us. 
THE)  AMERICAN  MEDICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
The  fiftieth  annual  meeting  of  the  Association  will  be  held  this  year  in 
Philadelphia,  during  the  first  week  in  June.  As  the  Association  originated  in 
this  city  fifty  years  ago,  more  than  ordinary  efforts  will  be  made  to  have  a 
notable  meeting.  Elaborate  preparations  have  already  been  made  by  the  Com- 
mittee of  Arrangements  for  the  extraordinary  attendance  which  is  anticipated. 
The  section  on  Materia  Medica  and  Therapeutics  has  been  invited  to  hold  its 
sessions  at  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy. 
REVIEWS  AND  BIBLIOGRAPHICAL  NOTICES. 
DES  AcanthaceES  Medicinales.  Par  Georges  Dethan.  Deuxieme  Edi- 
tion.   Paris:  A.  Malone,  1897.    Pp.  192. 
Two  months  ago  we  briefly  reviewed  the  first  edition  of  this  work,  which  was 
issued  as  a  thesis  which  had  been  presented  to  the  Ecole  Sup£rieure  de  Phar- 
macie  de  Paris.    The  present  edition  has  been  revised,  corrected  and  enlarged. 
Observations  et  Experiences  sur  l'ouverture  des  fleurs  de 
I/(EsoTHERA  umarkiana,  SER.  Par  M.  Louis  Planchon.  Reprint  from  the 
Bulletin  de  la  Soci£te  botanique  de  France,  November,  1896.  This  is  a  close 
study  of  the  process  of  opening  of  the  flowers  of  Oenothera,  and  it  throws  much 
light  on  the  subject  in  general. 
