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the  rubber  trees.  Thus  from  a  tree  of  D.  Gutta,  thought  to  be  over  one 
hundred  years  old,  and  over  100  feet  high,  Mr.  Wray,  succeeded  in  extract- 
ing, by  the  ordinary  native  method,  of  felling  and  ringing  the  trunk  and 
branches,  only  2  lbs.  5  ozs.  of  clean  gutta.  Of  "  Gutta  Taban  putih,"  a  tree 
10  inches  in  diameter,  gave  2  lbs.  11  ozs.,  and  one  of  Payena  Leerii,  2  feet 
8  inches  in  circumference,  only  6h  ozs.  Mr.  Wray  has  satisfied  himself  that 
only  about  part  of  the  gutta  percha  actually  in  the  bark  is  extracted  by 
this  method,  and  he  believes  that  by  pounding  and  boiling  the  bark  the 
whole  could  be  obtained.  As  the  question  of  the  supply  of  gutta  percha  is 
becoming  a  pressing  one,  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  experiments  on  a  large  scale 
nify  confirm' this  opinion.  To  quote  Sir  J.  Hooker  ("Kew  Report,  1881, 
p.  38),  "the  time  cannot  be  far  distant  when  the  natural  sources  of  gutta 
percha  will  be  definitely  used  up."  In  view  of  this  contingency  it  behoves 
the  governments  of  those  few  British  colonies — Ceylon  being  one — in 
which  the  trees  will  grow,  to  lose  no  time  in  establishing  plantations, 
which  must  in  the  future  become  a  valuable  source  of  revenue.  But  in  this 
colony,  neither  in  this  case  nor  in  the  case  of  india  rubber,  can  anything 
be  done  until  a  proper  forest  conservancy  is  established. —  Phar.  Jour,  and 
Trans  ,  June  28,  1884,  p.  1052. 
MINUTES  OF  THE  COLLEGE. 
Philadelphia,  June  30,  1884. 
The  regular  stated  meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  was 
held  this  day  at  the  College  building,  No.  145  North  Tenth  Street.  Vice- 
President  Charles  Bullock  in  the  chair.    Thirteen  members  in  attendance. 
The  minutes  of  the  annual  meeting  in  March  last  were  read,  and  on 
motion  adopted. 
The  minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  for  April,  May  and  June  were  read 
by  Thomas  S.  Wiegand,  and  on  motion  approved. 
The  Committee  appointed  at  the  last  meeting  to  endeavor  to  prevail  on 
those  members  who  were  reported  by  the  Treasurer  to  be  in  arrears  to  pa3' 
up  their  dues,  not  being  ready  to  report,  was  continued. 
Mr.  Pile,  Chairman  of  the  delegation  appointed  to  attend  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association  held  in  Wilkes- 
barre,  Pa.,  made  the  following  report : 
The  delegates  chosen  to  attend  the  meetings  of  the  Pennsylvania  Pharma- 
ceutical Association  would  respectfully  offer  the  following  report :  The 
Association  held  its  annual  meeting  at  Wilkesbarre,  on  June  3  and  4,  which 
proved  to  be  one  of  the  most  entertaining  and  profitable  that  has  been  con- 
vened since  its  organization.  The  Association  was  welcomed  by  the  Mayor 
of  the  city,  Mr.  Bodrick,  who  extended  a  cordial  invitation  to  the  members 
to  visit  the  coal  mines  and  other  places  of  interest  in  the  vicinity.  Presi- 
dent Duble  delivered  a  very  interesting  address,  after  which  the  several 
reports  of  officers  and  committees  were  read.  An  election  for  officers  to 
serve  for  the  ensuing  term  was  then  held,  and  the  following  gentlemen 
