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erence  for  the  pharmacist,  where  time  requires  that  he  have  works  of  this 
character  within  his  reach. 
The  Chemists  and  Druggists'  Diary,  1899.  42  Cannon  Street,  London, 
E.C. ,  Melbourne  and  Sydney,  Australia. 
The  first  Diary  of  the  Chemist  and  Druggist  was  issued  in  1868,  which  con  - 
tained  many  of  the  features  which  are  in  this  one.  One  of  the  more  recently 
introduced  features  is  the  "  Buyers'  Guide."  The  longest  section  of  the  Diary 
is  a  "  Commentary  and  Criticism  of  the  British  Pharmacopoeia."  This  is  an 
epitome  of  the  criticisms  as  well  as  much  new  material  in  this  Pharmacopoeia, 
especial  attention  being  given  to  the  manufacture  of  chemicals,  the  preparation 
of  galenicals  and  descriptions  of  commercial  varieties  of  drugs  and  how  they 
are  imported.  The  diary  is  arranged  for  daily  use  and  is  a  valuable  reference 
work  for  the  busy  pharmacist,  who  will  find,  the  information  contained  herein 
both  useful  and  reliable. 
Proceedings  of  the  Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association. 
Twenty -first  annual  meeting  held  in  the  Buena  Vista  Spring  Hotel,  Franklin 
County,  June  21-24,  1898. 
A  very  full  account  of  the  proceedings  of  this  S  ate  Associat'on  has  already 
been  given  in  this  Journal.  The  work  of  this  Association  in  scientific  and 
educational,  as  well  as  in  social  matters,  leaves  nothing  to  criticise.  One  of  the 
most  interesting  features  of  this  meeting  was  the  presentation  of  a  gold  medal 
to  Charles  A.  Heinitsh  from  his  friends,  commemorating  the  completion  of  fifty 
years'  activity  in  the  drug  business.    A  fac-simile  of  the  medal  is  given  above. 
Semi-Annual  Keport  of  Schimmel  &  Co.  Leipz:g  and  New  York,  Octo- 
ber, 1S98. 
This  report  contains  a  record  of  the  most  important  scientific  work  done  on 
essential  oils  during  the  past  six  months.  There  are  a  number  of  valuable 
critical  notes  on  recent  papers  concerning  terpenes  and  essential  oils.  We  will 
incorporate  in  the  Journal  later  some  of  these  notes  and  reviews. 
Year-Book  of  Pharmacy.  Comprising  abstracts  of  papers  relating  to 
pharmacy,  materia  medica  and  chemistry,  contributed  to  British  and  foreign 
