Am.  Jour.  Pharru. 
June,  1894. 
Reviews. 
most  memorable  figures  in  the  history  of  chemistry.  Recently  the  Societ}' 
of  Physics  and  Medicine  at  Amsterdam,  appointed  a  committee  to  suggest  and 
start  a  movement  to  commemorate  his  death. 
Dr.  Gustavus  Hinrichs,  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  has  undertaken,  single  handed,  to 
start  a  movement  in  this  country.  He  has,  through  a  circular,  appealed  to  his 
fellow  chemists  to  form  a  large  committee  whose  mission  shall  be  to  take  such 
steps  as  will  secure  to  the  memory  of  Lavoisier  a  monument  in  Paris.  Dr. 
Hinrichs  is  at  present  anxious  to  have  names  of  those  willing  to  serve  on  such 
a  committee,  and  anyone  interested  can  obtain  more  information  by  addressing 
him  at  3132  Lafayette  Avenue,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
The  Pharmaceutical  Society  of  Great  Britain  recently  elected  Sir  Frederick 
A.  Abel,  Prof.  Joseph  P.  Remington  and  Prof.  Sidney  Ringer  honorary  mem- 
bers ;  and  Prof.  Henry  H.  Rusby  and  Dr.  George  Watt  corresponding  members. 
The  name  of  Charles  Rice  was  inadvertently  omitted  from  the  list,  in  the 
Journal  of  last  month,  of  those  on  whom  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy 
conferred  the  honorary  degree  of  Master  in  Pharmacy  at  the  Commencement 
in  April. 
REVIEWS  AND  BIBLIOGRAPHICAL  NOTICES. 
Grundriss  der  Pharmakognosie.  Von  F.  A.  Fliickiger.  Zweite,  mit  Beriick- 
sichtigung  technisch  wichtiger  Pfianzen  bearbeitete  Auflage.  Berlin,  1894.  R. 
Gaertner's  Verlagsbuchhandlung.    Pp.  333. 
Outlines  of  Pharmacognosy.    Second  edition. 
The  first  edition  of  this  valuable  work  was  issued  in  1884.  This  second  edi- 
tion again  brings  the  subject  up  to  date.  Each  drug  is  treated  in  a  concise  and 
clear  manner,  by  first  giving  the  name  and  synonym,  then  the  origin,  descrip- 
tion and  history.  Not  one  word  too  many  is  used  in  briefly  summing  up  the 
"quintessence"  of  information.  By  omitting  all  references  of  authority,  the 
author  has  saved  much  room  and  confusion,  although  it  does  not  aid  one  who 
wishes  to  look  up  the  literature  of  the  subject. 
Proceedings  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  at  the  forty-first 
Annual  Meeting,  held  at  Chicago,  111.,  August,  1893.  Philadelphia.  1893. 
Pp.  1,087. 
The  frontispiece  of  this  volume  is  an  excellent  portrait  of  the  late  Professor 
Maisch  ;  this  is  followed  by  the  title  page  and  four  pages  of  a  memorial.  There 
is  an  unusual  amount  of  good,  original  matter  in  the  book,  and  an  especially 
valuable  Report  on  the  Progress  of  Pharmacy.  This  Report  is  becoming  a 
feature  of  the  Proceedings,  particularly  as  it  is  supplemented  by  an  extensive 
bibliography.  Two  hundred  and  eighty-six  members  were  registered  as 
attending  the  meeting.  The  new  members  elected,  numbered  one  hundred 
and  thirty,  and  there  were  dropped  from  the  roll,  on  account  of  death,  resigna- 
tion and  the  non-payment  of  dues,  ninety-nine,  showing  an  increase  in  mem- 
bership, during  the  year,  of  thirty-one. 
Missouri  Botanical  Garden.  Fifth  Annual  Report.  St.  Louis,  Mo.  1894. 
Published  by  the  Board  of  Trustees.    Pp.  166,  and  32  plates. 
The  Director  of  the  Garden,  Dr.  William  Trelease,  may  be  said  to  be  the 
