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the  field  of  essential  oils.  Abstracts  of  reports  on  experimental  cul- 
tivation of  medicinal  plants  are  given,  a  field  of  endeavor  which 
must  be  nurtured  if  the  supply  of  drugs  is  to  keep  pace  with  the 
demand. 
Among  the  pages  of  this  report  are  several  excellent  pictures 
illustrative  of  the  essential  oil  industry.  One  is  a  particularly  strik- 
ing view,  in  color,  of  the  Miltitz  rose-fields  at  harvest  time. 
After  reading  over  this  report  and  digesting  the  information 
given,  one  cannot  help  but  feel  that  in  the  examination  of  an  oil 
(say  oil  of  rose)  and  in  which  the  other  constants  are  normal — a 
remarkably  high  ester  value  should  be  regarded  with  suspicion ! 
British  Pharmaceutical  Conference.  A  Presidential 
Survey  1863  to  1913.  Being  a  sketch  of  the  origin  and  progress 
•of  the  conference  prepared  on  the  occasion  of  the  celebration  of  its 
jubilee  in  London,  July  21  to  25,  1913.  The  Chemist  and  Druggist, 
42  Cannon  Street,  London. 
This  handy  little  volume  of  96  pages  contains  concise  but  inter- 
esting biographies  of  the  various  men  who  have  been  honored  by  the 
presidency  of  the  British  Pharmaceutical  Conference. 
In  the  fifty  years  of  its  existence  the  Conference  has  been  guided 
by  thirty-three  presidents,  all  men  of  ability  and  some  of  rare  scien- 
tific attainments.  Among  the  list  of  names  two  stand  out  in  bold 
relief — Hanbury  and  Attfield.  These  two  names  are  probably  more 
familiar  to  workers  in  pharmacy  in  this  country  than  any  other  two 
from  other  lands.  Hanbury  won  an  enviable  position  in  the  world 
of  science  by  his  work  as  a  pharmacognocist.  He  will  also  be  remem- 
bered as  the  donor  of  the  Hanbury  Medal.  This  is  only  given  to 
men  who  have  done  something  and  our  own  Professor  Maisch  was 
the  first  American  to>  receive  this  signal  honor.  And  Attfield,  we 
think  few  American  students  are  unfamiliar  with  the  book  on  chem- 
istry bearing  that  name,  with  its  many  chemical  experiments  which 
the  student  is  advised  to  perform.  He  impressed  on  the  student 
the  fact  that  the  way  to  study  chemistry  was  to  work  at  it. 
John  K.  Thum. 
Payne's  Dictionary  of  Pharmacy.  By  George  F.  Payne, 
Ph.G.,  M.D.,  F.C.S.    Published  by  G.  F.  Payne,  Atlanta,  Ga. 
Lack  of  space  forbids  us  to  give  the  full  title  given  by  the  author 
to  this  little  handbook  of  pharmaceutical  facts.    For  the  same 
