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Hoivards  &  Kent,  Stratford,  London,  exhibit  sulphates  of  quinia  and  quini- 
din,  and  quinoidin,  and  the  barks  affording  them,  Kochelle  salt,  citric  and 
tartaric  acids,  corrosive  sublimate,  calomel,  &c. 
T.  &  H.  Smith,  of  Edinburg,  have  deposited  two  specimens  of  crystals  of 
aloin  from  socotrin  aloes,  (the  principle  discovered  by  them  in  Barbadoes 
aloes,)  and  a  fine  specimen  of  caffein,  all  under  glass. 
James  H.  Kent,  of  Staunton,  Suffolk,  exhibits  a  variety  of  dried  medicinal 
plants,  enclosed  in  green  glass  gallon  bottles  and  sealed.  These  specimens 
are  particularly  deserving,  having  been  dried  with  the  greatest  care.  The 
green  color  of  the  leaves  and  the  natural  tints  of  the  flowers  are  but  slightly 
impaired  by  the  desiccation.  Among  them  we  noticed  filix  mas,  stramo- 
nium, helleborus  foetidus,  digitalis,  rosa  gallica,  aconite,  hyoscyamus,  bella- 
donna, valerian  root,  red  poppy  petals,  chamomiles,  blue  mallows,  conium 
seed,  colchicum  seed  and  flowers,  buck-bean  leaves,  dulcamara  leaves, 
daphne,  laureola,  and  many  others. 
The  same  depositor  exhibits  liquor  taraxaci,  ext.  taraxaci  fluid,  extract 
taraxaci  flores,  sulcus  taraxaci,  (with  the  sediment,)  succus  cotyledon  um- 
bilicus, ext.  arctii  fluidum,  ext.  chamomeeli  fluidum,  ext.  belladonse  fluidum, 
ext.  menyanthes  trif.  fluidum,  ext.  juglandis  fluidum,  ext.  dulcamara  flui- 
dum, ext.  rutce  fluidum,  and  the  fluid  extracts  of  white  and  red  poppies. 
The  whole  have  the  appearance  of  having  been  carefully  prepared,  and  are 
very  creditable. 
The  Zollverein  and  Germany. — The  contribution  of  the  German  States  ex- 
ceeds that  of  all  other  nations,  and  several  of  the  deposits  are  remarkable 
for  their  great  variety,  richness,  and  rarity,  and  we  confess  to  have  been 
highly  gratified  with  their  inspection,  containing,  as  they  do,' many  chemi- 
cals that  we  have  never  before  met  with,  either  in  commerce,  or  in  the  cabi- 
nets of  chemists. 
Gehe  &  Co.,  of  Dresden,  Saxony,  in  addition  to  chemicals,  exhibit  porce- 
lain and  porphyry  chemical  ware,  and  an  extensive  cabinet  of  materia 
medica  specimens,  several  hundreds  in  number,  arranged  in  separate  apart- 
ments under  glass  cases.  Among  these  we  noticed,  rad.  asphodeli,  rad. 
asari,  rad.  aronis,  aristolochia  longa  and  rotunda,  kousso,  (flowers)  Pulsa- 
tilla, melilot,  lycopodium  herb,  gratiola,  fol.  ilicis  aquefolium,  fructus  cynos- 
bati,  fol.  lauro-cerasi,  cera  nigra,  cera  alba  japonica,  cortex  frangula, 
Sumatran  benzoin,  caranna  gum,  white,  green,  and  red  dammar  resin, 
euphorbium,  galbanum  in  tears,  hedera,  kino,  opoponax,  guaiacum  in  tears, 
sagapenum,  sarcocella,  white  tacamahaca,  sandarac,  Siam  benzoin,  bdelium, 
oriental  bezoars,  crab  stones,  millipedes,  dried  jujubes,  calamine  in  mass, 
nag  kasser,  pomegranate  flowers,  red  coral,  baccee  acaciee,  bacca3  alkekengi, 
metallic  cadmium,  mylabris  cichorii,  anacardium  orientale,  mother  cloves, 
Tonquin  musk  pods,  sugar  of  milk  in  columns,  amber  of  several  qualities, 
scammony  of  several  qualities,  mistletoe,  musk  root,  (Sambul)  rad. valerians 
major,  salep,  turpeth  root,  saponaria  alba,  pellatory,  Austrian  rhubarb  in 
conical  pieces,  hermodactyles,  cypripedum  rotundum,  briony,  etc. 
