AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
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not  considered  appropriate  in  point  of  artistic  execution,  a  committee  be 
appointed  by  the  Chair  to  invite  designs  from  artists  for  the  purpose,  said 
committee  being  authorized  to  draw  upon  the  Treasurer  for  a  sum  not 
exceeding  dollars  for  the  expense,  and  report  next  year. 
After  some  discussion,  on  motion  of  S.  M.  Colcord,  the 
resolution  was  laid  over  until  next  year. 
The  reading  of  scientific  papers  being  in  order,  Query  No.  6, 
on  Aloin,  was  answered  by  Edward  Parrish. 
Query  19.  This  query,  relative  to  the  culture  of  Elaterium, 
was  not  answered  by  Mr.  Tilden,  owing  to  his  inability  to  get 
the  seed  in  time  for  the  proper  season  of  growth. 
Query  20.  Relative  to  Ergotized  Maize,  was  not  answered  by 
Prof.  Thurber. 
Query  21.  Relative  to  a  test  for  Extracturn  Cannabis,  was  not 
answered  by  Edward  Parrish. 
Query  22.  On  Gillenia,  offered  for  general  acceptance,  was 
not  replied  to. 
Query  23.  As  has  been  previously  stated,  was  not  answered 
for  reasons  given. 
Query  24.  On  the  balsamic  nature  of  Guaiac,  was  answered 
by  William  Procter,  Jr. 
Query  25.  On  the  changes  which  spontaneously  occur  in  the 
officinal  Ethereal  Oil,  was  answered  in  a  detailed  paper,  illustra- 
ted with  various  specimens  of  the  heavy  oil  of  wine,  by  Dr. 
Edward  R.  Squibb,  of  New  York. 
Query  26.  Relative  to  the  Salts  of  Morphia,  was  not  answered 
by  Dr.  Squibb,  owing  to  unavoidable  circumstances,  and  was 
continued  for  next  year. 
Query  28.  On  Krameria,  was  not  answered  by  Prof.  Thurber. 
Queries  29,  30,  31.  Answers  were  stated  to  be  ready,  but  the 
papers  were  not  present,  and  were  postponed  till  to-mbrrow. 
Query  32.  Was  not  answered  by  Mr.  Cushman. 
Query  33.  Was  not  replied  to  by  Dr.  Battey. 
Dr.  E.  R.  Squibb  extended  a  courteous  invitation  to  the  mem- 
bers to  visit  his  laboratory  at  149  Furman  street,  Brooklyn. 
Edward  Parrish  moved  that  the  subject  of  the  next  place  of 
meeting  be  taken  up  at  11  o'clock  to-morrow,  which  was  adopted. 
On  motion,  adjourned  to  9j  o'clock  to-morrow  morning. 
