320  Minutes  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Meeting. 
MIXUTES  OF  THE  PHARMACEUTICAL  MEETING. 
Philadelphia,  May  19,  1885. 
Mr.  Robbiiis  was  called  to  the  chair,  and  it  was  moved  to  omit  the  read- 
ing of  the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting. 
The  Formulary  of  non-oificinal  Preparations  of  the  District  of  Columbia, 
and  the  Extra  Pharmacoi)oeia  of  Martindale  &  Westcott,  Second  Edition, 
London,  1884,  were  presented  by  the  Registrar  on  behalf  of  Prof.  Maisch, 
who  was  absent  from  the  city. 
A  handsome  collection  of  rare  drugs  was  exhibited,  which  were  received 
last  week  from  Prof.  Herrera,  of  Mexico.  Notices  of  them  will  be  given  in 
the  "Journal  of  Pharmacy"  as  soon  as  practicable.  The  list  of  them  is  as 
follows : 
Mexican  valerian  ;  HibiscusSabdarifa,  Linvr  ;  Croton  Aden  aster?  the  herb ; 
Veratruni  frigidum,  ScJilecJUendal^  fruit,  rhizome  and  bulb  ;  Mammee- 
Sapota,  Lucuma  Bonplandii,  Kunth  ;  Yerba  del  Polio  ;  Elfeis  melanococca, 
Martius  (seed  and  expressed  oil)  ;  Anona  Cheriniolia,  Miller  (seed)  ;  Anona 
glabra,  Linnr  (seed  )  ;  Erythrina  coralloides,  I)e  Candolle  (seed)  ;  Cantharis 
quadrimaculnta  ;  Cantharis  eucera  ;  Meloe  tridentatus  ;  Myroxylon  Pereir?e, 
Klotzsch  ( legu mcs  i . 
There  was  also  exliil)ited  a  very  interesting  collection  of  drugs  from  Cen- 
tral America,  which  was  donated  by  our  fellow-member  Mr.  Wm  R.  War- 
ner.   The  collection  contains  the  following  : 
Verbena  (Stachytarpha  jamaiciensis,  ]".)  ;  Balsa  fruit,  China  root ;  Con- 
trayerba  (Uorstenia  Houston!,  Miller);  Banana  Root  (Musa  sapieiitum, 
Lin.);  Cevadilla  (fruit  and  seed),  Asagr.ea?;  Lengua  cerna  (tleshy 
branches)  ;  Siempre  Viva  deaf  and  flower,  fresh  and  3  years  old)  ;  Zacate 
Union  (species  of  Andropogon  i. 
The  thanks  of  the  College  was  voted  to  the  donors  of  these  specimens. 
Mr.  Wallace  Procter  exhibited  a  specimen  of  Crystallized  GlyGerin,  and 
read  a  paper  descriptive  of  the  same.  The  paper  was  referred  to  the  Bubli- 
cation  Committee  (see  page  273). 
A  specimen  of  Fcdse  Cubebs  was  exhibited  ;  it  was  sent  to  this  city  from 
New  York.  It  contains  about  seven  per  cent,  of  volatile  oil.  When  cut 
open  the  seed  appears  much  more  fully  developed  than  in  good  conmiercial 
cubebs  and  the  powder  has  an  aromatic  odor  reminding  one  of  mace.  A 
description  appeared  in  the  "  Pharmaceutical  Journal  and  Transactions," 
but  the  botanical  origin  of  the  drug  is  not  yet  ascertained  (see  page  302). 
Mr.  Blair  exhibited  a  specimen  of  Syrup  of  iodide  of  iron  made  after  the 
formula  of  the  present  Pharmacopoeia,  w^hich  had  been  exposed  to  direct 
and  diffused  daylight  for  two  years  past  and  was  in  good  condition. 
On  motion,  adjourned. 
Thos.  S  Wiegand,  Registrar. 
