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ration  of  the  next  edition  of  the  Pharmacopoeia,  under  the  supervision  of 
the  Committee.  The  gentlemen  named  accepted  the  duty,  and  they  are 
engaged  actively  in  its  performance.  The  Committee  in  the  first  instance 
prepared  an  outline  of  the  subjects  which  seemed  to  them  to  require  revision, 
and  these  subjects  are  made  the  basis  of  careful  inquiries  by  Messrs.  War- 
rington and  Redwood,  who  have  submitted  and  will  continue  to  submit 
their  reports  thereon,  together  with  such  suggestions  as  they  think  proper 
to  make,  for  the  consideration  and  decision  of  the  Committee.  The  Com- 
mittee have  also  received  valuable  assistance  from  Dr.  Farre,  appointed  by 
the  English  Branch  Council,  from  Dr.  Moore,  appointed  by  the  Irish  Branch 
Council,  and  from  Dr.  Christison,  appointed  by  the  Scottish  Branch  Coun- 
cil, to  report  on  the  improvement  in  the  progress  of  pharmacy  ;  and  they 
hope  that  the  services  of  these  gentlemen  may  be  continued. 
"Taking  the  first  edition  of  the  Pharmacopoeia  as  a  basis,  compiled,  as 
it  has  been,  with  great  labor  and  expense,  the  Committee  hope  that,  with- 
out making  any  very  extensive  or  fundamental  changes,  the  next  edition 
will  be  found  acceptable  to  the  profession. 
George  Burrows,  M.  D.,  Chairman" 
The  report  was  adopted  after  some  discussion,  and  it  was  hoped  that  it 
would  be  printed  in  time  for  submission  to  the  next  meeting  of  the  Council. 
This  early  revision  of  the  British  Pharmacopoeia  is  caused  by  the  nu- 
merous criticisms  it  has  received  at  the  hands  of  both  physicians  and 
pharmaceutists ;  and  in  the  hands  of  Mr.  Warrington  and  Dr.  Redwood, 
both  practical  men,  we  may  look  for  many  improvements. 
British  Pharmaceutical  Conference. — This  body  will  meet  in  Septem- 
ber, in  the  city  of  Birmingham.  The  Pharmaceutical  Journal  for  June 
contains  a  list  of  the  subjects  of  queries  which  are  expected  to  be  answered 
on  that  occasion,  about  fifty  in  number.  They  are  well  gotten  up,  and,  if 
answered  in  a  manner  equal  to  that  of  the  last  meeting,  they  will  prove  to 
be  valuable  contributions  to  the  general  stock.  We  look  upon  this  enter- 
prise as  one  of  the  best  thfiit  has  yet  been  undertaken  for  the  advancement 
of  British  pharmaceutists ;  it  does  not  clash  with  the  Institutions,  and 
affords  a  stimulation  to  laudable  ambition  to  excel  in  every  department  of 
pharmacy.    May  success  attend  it. 
Resources  of  tlie  Southern  Fields  and  Forests  ;  Medical,  Economical  and 
Agricultural:  heing  also  a  Medical  Botany  of  the  Confederate  States: 
with  practical  information  on  the  useful  properties  of  the  trees,  plants  and 
shrubs.  By  Francis  Peyre  Porcher,  Surgeon  P.  A.  C.  S.  Prepared 
and  published  by  order  of  the  Surgeon. General,  Richmond,  Va.  Charles- 
ton :  1863,  pp.  601,  octavo. 
This  volume,  kindly  sent  to  us  by  Mr.  Edwin  T.  Robinson,  of  Richmond, 
Virginia,  appears  to  have  been  compiled  by  the  author  to  meet,  as  far  as 
possible,  the  medical  wants  caused  by  the  rigorous  blockade  during  the 
