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terms,  and  has  prepared  a  list  of  pharmaceutical  and  medical  terms 
with  their  definitions. 
The  book  is  a  good  one  and  would  make  a  valuable  addition  to 
every  pharmacist's  library,  and  should  be  in  the  hands  of  every  clerk 
and  student. 
Missouri  Botanical  Garden.  Fourteenth  Annual  Report.  St. 
Louis,  Mo.    Published  by  the  Board  of  Trustees.  1903. 
This  volume  contains  besides  the  various  reports  of  the  officers 
of  the  Board  and  the  Director,  Dr.  William  Trelease,  a  valuable 
monograph  on  the  genus  Lonicera  by  Alfred  Rehder,  which  is  the 
first  complete  systematic  treatment  of  this  family  since  it  was 
described  by  De  Candolle.  There  is  also  a  supplementary  catalogue 
of  the  Sturtevant  Prelinnean  Library  by  C.  E.  Hutchings. 
Universite  de  Paris.  Ecole  Superieure  de  Pharmacie.  Theses 
for  obtaining  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Pharmacy  of  the  University 
of  Paris  during  1902-1903. 
The  following  theses  have  been  published  by  graduates  of  the 
Superior  School  of  Pharmacy  of  the  University  of  Paris : 
"  De  la  Multiplicite  des  Produits  fournis  par  un  microbe  patho- 
gene,"  by  Paul-Amable  Antoine.  The  biochemical  characteristics 
of  the  Bacillus  pyocyaneus  are  given. 
"  Separation  Quantitative  de  la  Brucine  et  de  la  Strychnine,"  by 
Alexis  Blancher.  The  author  precipitates  the  alkaloids  in  acid 
solution  by  silico-tungstic  acid,  the  salt  formed  is  decomposed  by 
ammonia  and  the  displaced  bases  extracted  by  chloroform  and 
weighed,  nitric  acid  being  afterwards  employed  in  decomposing  the 
brucine. 
"  Recherches  Histologiques  sur  la  Famille  des  Hypericacees,"  by 
Georges  Weill.  A  monogram  on  the  inner  morphology  of  the 
Hypericaceae. 
"  Contribution  a  l'Etude  chimique  de  l'Urine  chez  les  Herbiv- 
ores," by  Eurgale  Grotard.  A  chemical  examination  of  the  urine 
of  various  domestic  animals. 
"  Etude  des  Hydrates  de  Carbone  de  Reserve  de  quelques  graines 
de  Palmiers,"  by  Ernest- Henri  Lienard.  A  chemical  study  of  the 
reserve  carbohydrates  of  some  of  the  palm  seeds. 
"  Etude  sur  l'Essence  de  Rue  et  sur  la  Methylnonylcetone,"  by 
