Am,  Jour.  Pharm.) 
Feb.,  1894.  / 
Reviews. 
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pharmacology  and  therapeutics  of  belladonna.  The  last  forty  pages  of  the  pam- 
phlet are  taken  up  by  a  treatise  on  the  local  action  of  belladonna  when  applied 
as  a  plaster. 
A  Dictionary  of  Medical  Science,  containing  a  full  explanation  of  the  various 
subjects  and  terms  of  anatomy,  physiology,  medical  chemistry,  pharmacy, 
pharmacology,  therapeutics,  medicine,  hygiene,  dietetics,  pathology,  surgery, 
bacteriology,  ophthalmology,  otology,  laryngology,  dermatology,  gynecology, 
etc.  By  Robley  Dunglison,  M.D  ,  LL.D.,  late  Professor  of  Institutes  of  Medi- 
cine in  Jefferson  Medical  College  of  Philadelphia.  Edited  by  Richard  J. 
Dunglison,  A.M.,  M.D.    Philadelphia  :  Lea  Brothers  &  Co.  1893. 
This  work,  of  which  we  have  the  twenty-first  edition  before  us,  hardly  needs 
any  words  of  recommendation  from  our  hands,  as  the  value  of  the  same  is  well 
indicated  by  the  number  of  editions  it  has  gone  through.  According  to  the 
publishers'  announcement  forty- four  thousand  new  words  and  phrases  have 
been  added,  and  although  everything  obsolete  has  been  omitted,  the  work 
still  contains  over  100  pages  more  than  its  predecessor.  The  pages  have  been 
enlarged,  and  although  everthing  obsolete  has  been  omitted,  the  work 
still  contains  1,181  pages.  Among  the  additions  we  find  the  pronunciation 
of  the  words  indicated,  and  also  the  derivation  thoroughly  given,  which 
alone  makes  the  dictionary  of  great  value  to  the  student.  Besides  this  the 
explanatory  definitions  have  been  enlarged,  from  which  much  valuable  informa- 
tion may  be  obtained.  The  work  is  gotten  up  in  excellent  shape,  and  shows 
thorough  revision  and  improvement  throughout. 
Contributions  from  the  Botanical  Laboratory  of  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania.   No.  2.    Pp.  202  and  4  plates. 
The  second  number  of  this  serial  is  devoted  to  one  contribution  on  "  Maize  : 
A  Botanical  and  Economic  Study."    By  John  W.  Harshberger,  Ph.D. 
This  interesting  monograph  traces,  through  various  channels,  the  origin  of  the 
cultivation  of  maize  to  have  been  with  the  Maya  tribes  of  Mexico,  at  a  period 
not  far  from  that  of  the  Christian  era.  The  author  clearly  disproves  the  theory 
that  it  was  of  Asiatic  origin.  A  chapter  on  the  chemistry  of  the  plant,  and 
considerable  bibliography  on  the  subject,  add  to  the  value  and  interest  of  the 
work.  The  whole  contribution  is  worthy  of  imitation  by  other  American 
investigators. 
Anatomischer  Atlas  der  Pharmacognosie  und  Nahrungsmittelkunde.  Von 
Dr.  A.  Tschirch  und  Dr.  O.  Oesterle,  Leipzig.    T.  O.  Heigel,  Nachfolger.  1893. 
Anatomical  Atlas  of  Pharmacognosy  and  of  Foods  and  their  Adulterations. 
The  first  part  before  us  contains  angelica  root,  German  chamomile,  tea,  capsi- 
cum and  mustard.  Each  drug  is  fully  described  as  regards  its  anatomical  struc- 
ture, and  to  make  the  work  more  precise,  each  description  is  accompanied  by  a 
plate  showing  the  different  sections  and  elements  of  structure.  The  descriptions 
are  clear  and  the  plates  well  executed.  The  work  is  of  such  a  character  that  it 
will  become  a  standard  work  of  reference  and  can  well  be  placed  alongside  of  the 
Berg'sche  Atlas, 
The  Student's  Dictionary  of  Medicine  and  the  Allied  Sciences.  Comprising 
the  pronunciation,  derivation  and  full  explanation  of  medical  terms,  together 
with  much  collateral  descriptive  matter,  numerous  tables,  etc.  By  Alexander 
Duane,  M.D.,  assistant  surgeon  to  the  New  York  Ophthalmic  and  Aural  Insti- 
