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Reviews. 
/Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
I      April,  1900. 
the  manufacturer  of  chemical  products.  While  it  is  terse  in  the 
consideration  of  the  historical  features  of  some  of  the  more  import- 
ant compounds  considered,  yet  the  extended  references  to  literature 
serve  to  make  it  of  great  value  in  indicating  the  successive  steps 
in  the  progress  of  the  science.  The  manner  of  preparation  of  the 
compounds  is  likewise  given  in  a  few  words,  which  generally  is 
sufficient  to  put  the  investigator  on  the  track  of  the  information  he 
desires.  The  bibliographical  references  to  this  part  of  the  subject 
have  been  carefully  prepared,  while  the  properties  of  the  compounds 
discussed  are  fully  and  carefully  considered.  One  of  the  most 
valuable  features  of  the  book  is  the  insertion  of  graphic  formulae 
wherever  possible.  The  portions  of  the  book  of  particular  interest 
to  the  pharmaceutical  chemist  are  those  treating  of  the  alkaloids, 
bitter  principles,  glucosides,  terpenes,  etc.  The  Index  has  been  well 
prepared,  and  has  been  sufficiently  elaborated  to  make  the  work 
even  more  useful. 
Die  Rohstoffe  des  Pflanzenreichs.  Versuch  einer  technischen 
Rohstofflehre  des  Pflanzenreiches  von  Dr.  Julius  Wiesner.  Zvveite 
ganzlich  umgearbeitete  und  erweiterte  Auflage.  I  Lieferung 
(Bogen  i-io)  mit  Textfigur  1-46.  Leipzig:  Verlag  von  Wilhelm 
Engelmann.  1900. 
The  first  edition  of  this  valuable  work  of  Professor  Wiesner 
appeared  in  1873,  and  has  since  that  time  been  used  constantly  as 
a  work  of  reference  by  botanists  and  those  interested  in  the  practi- 
cal consideration  of  the  various  plant  constituents.  The  book  is  to 
be  revised  by  Professor  Wiesner,  with  the  assistance  of  a  number  of 
prominent  botanists,  chemists  and  others.  The  work  is  to  appear 
in  about  ten  parts,  at  5  marks  each.  The  first  volume,  and  possibly 
the  entire  book,  will  be  completed  by  the  end  of  1900.  The  first 
part  has  just  appeared,  and  contains,  besides  an  elaborate  introduc- 
tion, an  exhaustive  treatise  upon  the  gums.  The  chapter  on  the 
resins  has  been  commenced,  but  will  be  continued  in  Part  II.  The 
work  promises  to  be  an  exceedingly  valuable  one.  The  co-ope- 
ration of  eleven  specialists  whose  work  is  already  well  known  is  a 
sufficient  indication  of  the  thoroughness  which  will  characterize  the 
book  when  completed. 
Preces  de  Physique  Pharmaceutique  par  le  Dr.  C.  Sigalas. 
Lyon :  A.  Storck  &  Cie.,  Editeurs.  8  Rue  de  la  Mediterranee 
1900. 
