690 
Reviews. 
/Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
X   December,  1896. 
tion  iu  the  case  of  the  five  species  of  pine  under  consideration.  The  body  of 
the  book  is  made  up  of  a  complete  description  of  the  five  most  important 
Southern  pines,  namely,  Pinus  palustris,  heterophylla,  echinata,  taeda  and 
glabra.  Pinus  palustris  is  treated  under  the  following  headings  :  Geographical 
Distribution,  Products  and  Uses,  Botanical  Description,  Description  of  Wood, 
Progress  of  Development,  Conditions  of  Development,  Forest  Management, 
and  an  appendix  devoted  to  the  Naval  Store  Industry.  The  other  pines  are 
described  in  about  the  same  manner,  with  the  appendix  on  naval  stores,  which 
answers  for  all. 
The  notes  on  the  structure  of  the  wood  of  these  pines,  by  Mr.  Roth,  is  a 
valuable  addition.  This  portion  is  fully  illustrated  with  microscopical  draw- 
ings of  typical  wood  sections. 
While  that  portion  of  the  work  which  refers  to  the  naval  stores  industry  will 
be  of  greatest  interest  to  the  pharmacist,  still  the  whole  book  can  be  read  with 
profit. 
Year-book  of  Pharmacy,  comprising  abstracts  of  papers  relating  to  phar- 
macy, materia  medica  and  chemistry,  contributed  to  British  and  foreign  jour- 
nals, from  July  1,  1895,  to  June  30,  1896,  with  the  transactions  of  the  British 
Pharmaceutical  Conference  at  the  Thirty- third  Annual  Meeting,  held  at  Liver- 
pool, July,  1896.    London  :   J.  and  A.  Churchill.  1896. 
Although  some  forty  pages  less  in  size  than  its  immediate  predecessor,  yet  this 
volume  is  no  less  interesting  and  instructive.  It  contains  the  usual  well-chosen 
abstracts,  thirty-two  pages  of  notes  and  formulas  and  the  original  papers  pre- 
sented at  the  annual  meeting  ;  most  of  the  latter  were  published  in  abstract  in 
the  September  number  of  this  Journal. 
Facts  and  Suggestions  Regarding  the  Pinellas  Peninsula,  Florida. 
The  F.  A.  Davis  Company.    Philadelphia.  1896. 
This  pamphlet  is  a  handsomely  illustrated  description  of  the  Tampa  Bay 
district,  on  the  western  coast  of  Florida.  The  illustrations  are  reproductions 
from  photographs,  and,  therefore,  give  an  unvarnished  representation  of  the 
locality,  which  is  noted  as  a  resort  for  invalids,  as  well  as  for  its  productiveness 
in  the  direction  of  fruits  and  vegetables. 
Facts  about  Miek.  By  R.  A.  Pearson,  B.S.  U.  S.  Department  of  Agricul- 
ture, Farmers'  Bulletin,  No.  42.    Washington.  1896. 
On  Tetrametaphosphimic  Acid.    By  H.  N.  Stokes. 
Reprint  from  Am.  Chem.  Journal,  November,  1896. 
Commercial  Fertilizers  and  Chemicals  inspected,  analyzed  and  ad- 
mitted for  sale  in  the  State  of  Georgia  up  to  September  1,  1896.  Under  the 
supervision  of  Hon.  R.  L.  Nesbitt,  Commissioner  of  Agriculture,  of  the  State 
of  Georgia  ;  George  F.  Payne,  State  Chemist ;  Geo.  W.  Harrison,  State  Printer. 
Atlanta,  Ga.  1896, 
Proceedings  oe  the  Connecticut  Pharmaceutical  Association,  at 
the  Twentieth  Annual  Meeting,  held  in  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  February  4  and  5, 
1896. 
Proceedings  Kentucky  Pharmaceutical  Association.  1896. 
