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( 1 1  Terpineol  gives,  with  both  primary  and  secondary  amines  of  the  fatty  and 
aromatic  series,  well-characterized  nitrolamines. 
(2 )  Terpineolnitrosochloride,  by  the  action  of  zinc  dust  and  glacial  acetic 
acid,  is  reconverted  into  terpineol. 
(3)  Terpineolnitrosochloride  gives,  on  treatment  with  sodium  alcohplate,  an 
oxyoxim,  C10H15OHNOH. 
(4)  This  oxyoxim  is  convertible,  by  dilute  sulphuric  acid,  directly  into 
car  von. 
(5)  Through  this  conversion  is  the  near  relation  of  terpineol  to  the  carvon 
series  established. 
(6)  The  oxyoxim  gives  as  carvoxim,  with  concentrated  sulphuric  acid,  para- 
amidothymol. 
Transactions  of  the;  Academy  of  Scifncf  of  St.  Louis.  Vol.  VIII,  No.  6. 
Flowers  and  insects.  By  Charles  Robertson.  Contributions  to  an  account  of  the 
ecological  relations  of  the  entomophilous  flora  and  the  authophillous  insect 
fauna  of  the  neighborhood  of  Carlinville,  111. 
Ueber  Einige  JapanischeNahrungsmitTEL.  Von  Dr.  Oscar  Loew.  Tokyo, 
Japan.  1896. 
In  the  list  of  Japanese  foods  given  are  a  number  which  are  well  known  in  this 
country,  but  which  have  not  been  thought  of  in  connection  with  the  subject  of 
food,  viz.:  Milium  auratum  and  L.  tigrinum,  Pteris  aquilina,  Osmunda  regalis, 
and  Kquisetum  arvense,  all  of  which,  no  doubt,  are  employed  for  their  mucilage. 
Surune  Methode  de  Separation  des  Methylamines  par  l' aldehyde 
formioue.  Par  Stephane  Marcl  Delepine.  Thesis  for  diploma  of  pharma- 
cist of  the  first-class.    Paris  :  Gauthier-Villars  et  Fils.  1896. 
Organismes  des  HydrolaTS  ET  des  Solutes.  Par  Henri  Barnouvin. 
Thesis  for  diploma  superior  of  pharmacist  of  the  first-class.  Paris.  Societe" 
d'Kditions  Scientifiques.  1896. 
This  is  a  valuable  contribution  to  the  knowledge  of  the  various  growths  which 
occur  in  many  solutions,  especially  in  those  of  the  alkaloids. 
Keil's  Medical,  Pharmaceutical  and  Dental  Register-Directory 
and  Intelligencer.  Fourth  edition.  George  Keil,  editor.  Philadelphia  : 
Burk  &  McFetridge.  1896. 
The  fourth  edition  of  Keil's  Directory  contains  a  list  of  the  physicians,  den- 
tists and  pharmacists  in  the  States  of  Pennsylvania,  New  York,  New  Jersey, 
Maryland,  Delaware  and  the  District  of  Columbia.  There  is  also  much  useful 
information  concerning  colleges,  hospitals,  dispensaries,  societies,  laws,  etc. 
Lasher's  Directory  of  the  Wholesale  Grocers  and  Canners  and 
Packers  of  the  United  States  and  Canada.  Fourth  edition.  Philadel- 
phia :  George  F.  Lasher.  1896. 
Flora  of  West  Virginia.  By  Charles  Frederick  Millspaugh  and  Law- 
rence William  Nuttall.  Field  Columbian  Museum.  Publication  9,  Botanical 
Series.    Vol.  I,  No.  2.    Chicago.    1896.  Illustrated. 
