Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
June,  1899. 
Reviews. 
291 
knows  that  it  has  a  strong  characteristic  odor.  The  odor  of  Belladonna  should 
be  stated  as  slightly  narcotic.  • 
The  bast  fibi-es  of  Mezereum  are  said  to  be  "  in  irregular  transverse  layers," 
which  is  an  impossible  arrangement,  tangential  layers  would  make  the  descrip- 
tion correspond  with  that  of  the  National  Dispensatory. 
It  is  to  be  regretted  that  the  photo-micrographs  introduced  into  the  sixth 
edition  have  also  been  retained  in  the  seventh  ;  for  while  they  are  brought  out 
more  clearly  than  before,  they  are  of  little  value  in  teaching  the  structure  of 
the  barks. 
That  of  Ulmus,  on  p.  189,  gives  but  little  idea  of  the  arrangement  of  the 
bast  fibres,  medullary  rays  or  mucilage-sacs. 
A  comparison  of  the  engraving  of  a  transverse  section  of  Granatum,  p.  175, 
magnified  40  diameters,  which  shows  the  structure  beautifully  clear  and  dis- 
tinct, illustrating  the  text  admirably,  with  that  of  the  photo-micrograph  of 
Rubus,  p.  174,  magnified  45  diameters,  makes  the  latter  suffer  badly. 
These  faults,  however,  detract  but  slightly  from  the  value  of  the  work,  and 
it  will  no  doubt  continue  as  before,  to  be  an  authority  on  the  subject. 
C.  B.  LOWE. 
Maryland  State  Pharmaceutical  Association.  Sixteenth  Annual 
Proceedings.    Blue  Mountain,  June  21-24,  1898. 
The  Proceedings  of  the  Association  is  enriched  by  a  number  of  papers  on 
practical  subjects,  as  :  "Notes  on  Formulas  submitted  by  Committee  on  Phar- 
macy," by  H.  P.  Thynson  and  H.  A.  B.  Dunning;  "Saturated  Solution  of 
Potassium  Iodide,"  by  H.  P.  Thynson;  "Purity  of  Oil  of  Peppermint,"  by 
Louis  Schulze  ;  "The  Chemistry  of  DigiUlis  and  Aloes,"  by  A.  R.  L.  Dohme. 
There  has  been  an  increase  in  membership,  the  finances  are  in  good  condition, 
and  there  is  everj*  evidence  that  the  meetings  are  valued  by  the  members. 
Wisconsin  Pharmaceutical  Association.  Eighteenth  Annual  Meeting. 
Held  at  Waupaca,  August  30-September  2,  1898. 
The  Proceedings  of  this  Association  have  always  contained  a  number  of 
excellent  papers.  This  year  is  no  exception.  The  following  are  the  titles  of 
some  of  the  papers  :  "  To  What  Extent  is  Distilled  Water  Used  in  Pharmacy  ?" 
by  Otto  J.  S.  Roberg.  The  author  calls  attention  to  the  reports  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Adulteration  of  the  New  York  State  Pharmaceutical  Association, 
who  found  as  much  as  50  parts  solid  to  100,000  parts,  and  that  of  the  Wiscon- 
sin Drug  and  Food  Commissioner  on  examination  of  twenty-two  samples  of 
natural  water  who  obtained  43  parts  solid  in  100,000  parts.  The  author  examined 
some  distilled  water  on  one  occasion  which  he  purchased,  and  found  it  to 
contain  more  solids  and  chlorine  than  the  water  obtained  from  the  faucet.  He 
recommends  E.  R.  Squibb's  bottle  for  preserving  distilled  water. 
H.  G.  Eberle  has  examined  "  Linseed  Meal  "  of  the  market  and  found  four 
samples  to  meet  the  U.S. P.  requirements  ;  two  were  slightly  below  the  stand- 
ard, and  one  was  nothing  more  than  ground  oil-cake.  The  adulteration  of 
samples  of  insect  flowers,  elm  bark  and  some  of  the  spices  was  investigated 
by  E.  J.  Thites.  The  dalmatian  insect  powder  contained  ox-eye  daisy  flowers, 
stems  and  starchy  material.  Elm  bark  was  adulterated  with  flour  and  mineral 
matter.    Black  pepper  contained  pepper  shells. 
