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Prof.  Parrish.— We  sell  Saffron  ;  we  should  think  it  an  absolute  fraud 
to  give  Safflower. 
•Prof.  Procter. — In  Philadelphia  two  kinds  of  Saffron  are  found  in  use, — 
the  genuine,  and  a  so-called  Saffron  composed  of  Marigold  petals,  with 
very  little  genuine  in  it. 
The  question  being  asked  what  price  the  gentlemen  from  Philadelphia 
paid  for  their  Saffron,  several  stated  that  they  paid  from  $24  to  $28  per  lb. 
Mr.  Maisch. — Saffron  is,  or  used  to  be  raised  to  a  certain  extent  by 
German  settlers  in  the  interior  of  Pennsylvania,  which  found  its  way  to 
Philadelphia.    It  brought  its  weight  in  silver  coin. 
Mr.  Heinitsh  uses  Saffron  raised  in  Pennsylvania,  and  has  bought  it  as 
low  as  $8  per  pound. 
Prof.  Procter. — Mr.  Dix,  of  New  York,  brought  a  variety  of  specimens 
of  commercial  Saffron  to  the  meeting  held  in  New  York  in  1860,  and  gave 
his  experience  as  a  drug  merchant.  He  showed  that  Saffron  could  not 
be  raised  here  for  commerce,  because  labor  was  too  high. 
Mr.  Colcord. — In  Boston  true  Saffron  is  not  saleable,  the  price  being 
over  $20  per  pound  in  New  York.  The  Saffron  sold  is  not  what  we  un- 
derstand by  dyers'  Saffron ;  it  is  called  Saffron,  and  is  neither  the  Saf- 
flower of  commerce  nor  the  pistils  of  Crocus  Sativus. 
Mr.  Markoe  remarked  that  Aqua  Cinnamomi,  made  by  the 
officinal  process  with  true  Oil  of  Cinnamon,  soon  became  turbid. 
Prof.  Procter  explained  the  cause  to  be  the  oxidation  of  the  oil  and  the 
formation  of  Cinnamic  Acid,  which  crystallizes  from  the  water.  Chinese 
Oil  of  Cinnamon  yields  a  water  which  remains  clear  for  a  much  longer  time. 
S.  Mason  McCollin  exhibited  Chapman's  Spine  Bag.  It  is 
largely  used  in  England  for  sea-sickness,  convulsions,  &c.  It 
consists  of  an  India  rubber  bag,  divided  into  three  compartments 
at  the  top ;  one  being  one-third,  the  second  one-half,  and  the 
third  the  whole  length  of  the  bag.  Ice  broken  in  small  pieces  is 
put  into  the  several  compartments,  so  that  its  effects  are  extend- 
ed over  the  whole  surface. 
Mr.  Stearns  had  seen  the  same  instrument  in  New  York. 
Mr.  Ebert  read  a  paper  written  by  James  W.  Mill,  of  Chicago, 
entitled  "  Fidelity  to  the  Pharmacopoeia."  On  motion  it  was 
referred  to  the  Executive  Committee  for  publication. 
Mr.  Charles  A.  Tufts,  on  behalf  of  the  Massachusetts  College 
of  Pharmacy,  presented  to  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Associ- 
ation a  likeness  of  our  former  associate,  Charles  T.  Carney. 
On  motion,  the  meeting  adjourned  at  10.35,  P.  M.,  to  meet 
to-morrow  morning  at  10  o'clock. 
