Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
May,  1896. 
Reviews. 
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such  preparations,  the  more  particularly  since  their  composition  is  only  imperfectly  given T 
and  because  the  demand  for  them  seems  to  be  dependent  upon  the  skill  and  industry  with 
which  they  are  brought  to  the  attention  of  the  medical  profession,  rather  than  upon  any 
intrinsic  superiority  that  they  possess  over  the  medicinal  agents. 
The  change  to  the  metric  system  is  a  step  in  the  right  direction. 
Every  pharmacist  should  have  this  book  and  use  it  ;  at  the  same  time  he  will 
confer  a  lasting  benefit  on  the  public,  and  advance  his  own  interests  if  he  will 
persuade  physicians  to  prescribe  its  preparations,  and  thereby  remove  the 
necessity  for  the  use  of  the  fanciful  trade-marked  and  otherwise  protected 
preparations  which  the  Formulary  Committee  have  seen  fit  to  so  severely  score 
in  the  language  just  quoted. 
Die  obeito-schizogenen  Secretbehalter  der  Myrtaceen.  Von 
Gotthilf  IyUtz,  Apotheker.  An  inaugural  dissertation  presented  to  the  Faculty 
of  the  University  of  Bern,  for  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Philosophy. 
Untersuchungen  uber  die  Sekrete.    Mitgeteilt  von  A.  Tschirch. 
15  Ueber  das  Ammoniacum.  Von  H.  Luz.  Reprinted  from  Archiv  der 
Pharmacie,  233,  7  und  8  Heft,  1895.  An  interesting  and  valuable  contribution 
to  the  chemistry  and  botany  of  this  gum  resin. 
16  Beitrage  zur  mikroskopischen  Kenntniss  des  Opiums.  Von  Dr. 
Mjoen.    Reprinted  from  Archiv  der  Pharmacie,  233,  7  Heft,  1895. 
Ueber  Bau  und  Nervatur  der  Beattzahne  und  Beattspitzen  mit 
rucksicht  auf  diagnostische  zwecke  im  gebiete  der  pharmakognosie. 
Von  Hans  Virchow.    Reprinted  from  Archiv  der  Pharmacie,  234,  Heft,  2  1896. 
Untersuchung  uber  die  Beattfarbstoffe  und  die  Beziehungen  des 
Cheorophyees  zum  Beutfarbstoff.  Von  A.  Tschirch.  Resume  from 
Schweiz.  Wochenschrift  fur  Chemie  und  Pharmacie,  1896,  No.  10. 
Was  1ST  eigentetch  Pharmacognosy  ?  Von  A.  Tschirch.  Reprint  from 
Zeit.  des  Allgem.  osterr.  Apotheker-  Vereines,  1896,  No.  3. 
Notiz  uber  die  Wurzee  von  Rumex  Nepaeensis.  Von  O.  Hesse. 
Reprint  from  Berichte  der  deut.  chem.  Gesellschaft. 
Zur  Geschichte  des  Proteacins.  Von  O.  Hesse.  Reprint  from  Liebig's 
Annalen  der  Chemie.    290  Band,  1896. 
Zur  Prufung  des  Chininsuefats.  Von  O.  Hesse.  Reprint  from  Archiv 
der  Pharmacie,  234,  Heft  3,  1896. 
The  Purposes  OF  F/thno-Botany.  By  J.  W.  Harshberger.  A  lecture 
delivered  before  the  University  Archaeological  Association,  December  4,  1895, 
and  reprinted  from  Botanical  Gazette,  21,  T46. 
Annual  Report  on  the  Year  1895.  E.  Merck,  Darmstadt.  Published  in 
March,  1896. 
The  137  pages  of  this  report  are  full  of  interesting  matter,  as  usual.  The 
first  twenty-eight  pages  are  devoted  to  original  communications,  and  the 
balance  to  preparations. 
Forest  Fire  Legislation  in  the  United  States.  Circular  No.  13,  U.  S. 
Department  of  Agriculture,  Division  of  Forestry.    B.  K.  FAernow,  Chief. 
