Am.  Jour.  Pharm.  \ 
January,  1896.  / 
Reviews. 
49 
"  In  1835  Jean  Jules  Linden,  a  Belgian  horticulturist,  gathered  about  twenty- 
five  species  of  plants  in  Yucatan,  while  on  his  way  to  Vera  Cruz."  Further 
collections  were  made  in  1848,  by  Hon.  B.  P.Johnson,  of  seventy  five  species; 
and  in  1885  and  1886,  by  Dr.  George  F.  Gaumer,  of  224  species. 
•  The  latest  expedition  was  made  in  January,  1895,  by  Allison  V.  Armour,  and 
the  result  has  been  a  very  material  addition  to  the  knowledge  of  the  flora  of 
Yucatan. 
Notes  on  the  Commercial  Timbers  oe  New  South  Wales.  By  J.  H. 
Maiden,    Sydney,  1895.  Pp.  32 
The  author  prefaces  the  enumeration  and  description  of  the  various  native 
woods  by  brief  information  on  the  forest  wealth  of  the  colony,  timbers  for 
export,  seasoning  processes,  the  proper  time  to  fell  timber,  etc. 
The  various  commercial  timbers  are  then  classified,  and  each  is  briefly  de- 
scribed. The  contribution  is  of  value  to  the  inhabitants  of  New  South  Wales 
and  of  interest  to  the  foreign  reader.  It  is  issued  under  the  authority  of  the 
Minister  for  Mines  and  Agriculture. 
Minnesota  Botanical  Studies.— Geological  and  Natural  History  Survey  of 
Minnesota.  Conway  MacMillan,  State  Botanist.  Bulletin  No.  9,  Part  VII. 
With  seven  plates. 
The  following  contributions  make  up  this  number  :  "  On  the  Genus  Cypri- 
pedium,  L.,  with  Reference  to  Minnesota  Species."  By  Henrietta  G.  Fox. 
"  Poisonous  Influence  of  Various  Species  of  Cypripedium."  By  D.  T. 
MacDougal.  "Tree  Temperatures,"  recorded  by  Roy  W.  Squires.  "Some 
Hepaticse  of  Minnesota."  By  John  W.  Holzinger.  "A  Study  of  Some  Minne- 
sota Mycetozoa."  By  E).  P.  Sheldon.  One  of  the  plates  shows,  by  map,  the 
distribution  of  the  genus  Cypripedium  in  North  America. 
Kentucky  Pharmaceutical  Association  Proceedings.  1895. 
The  Proceedings  of  this  Association  show  that  the  members  are  endeavoring 
to  replace  all  ready-made  preparations — secret,  non-secret  and  proprietary — by 
honest,  National  Formulary  products,  and,  in  that  undertaking,  we  wish  them 
success. 
Virginia  Pharmaceutical  Association  Proceedings.  1895 
Several  meritorious  papers  appear  in  the  Proceedings  of  this  Association,  and 
the  only  criticism  to  be  made  is  that  these  original  papers  are  given  an  incon- 
spicuous place  in  the  appendix. 
Semi- Annual  Report  oe  Schimmel  &  Co.,  Leipzig  and  New  York. 
October,  1895. 
Notes  on  Local  Anesthesia  by  Infiltration,  as  suggested  by  Dr. 
C.  L.  Schleich.  Philadelphia:  John  Wyeth  &  Brother.  This  contains  the 
formulas  of  a  number  of  tablets  recommended  for  local  anaesthesia,  by  Dr. 
Schleich,  of  Berlin,  and  by  Dr.  Van  Hook,  of  Chicago. 
A  Compend  of  Pharmacy.  By  F.  B.  Stewart,  M.D.,  Ph.G.  Philadelphia: 
P.  Blakiston,  Son  &  Co.,  1895.    Pp.  187.    Fifth  edition. 
We  cannot  say  much  for  a  "  quiz  compend,"  "  aid,"  or  anything  else  that  is 
intended  to  assist  the  student  to  "cram"  for  examination,  no  matter  how 
