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Bromoform. 
Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
Feb.,lS91. 
OrchidacEjE. — If  salep  came  again  generally  into  use,  no  plants 
could  be  found  more  useful  than  Orchis  Munbyana  and  Roberiiana, 
the  tubercles  of  which  attain  enormous  dimensions.  Vanilla  is  only 
cultivated  in  green-houses.  There  has  been  much  talk  of  a  pre- 
tended indigenous  "  Faham,"  obtained  from  the  dried  leaves  of 
Acer  as  anthropophora.  In  reality  this  product  is  of  little  importance 
and  has  never  been  seriously  utilized. 
Fungi. —  Claviceps  purpurea]  Ergot.  Rye  is  very  little  grown  in 
Algeria,  but  Dyss  {Ampelodesma  tenax)  is  extremely  common,  and  an 
ergot  is  formed  on  it  very  abundant  in  rainy  seasons.  It  is  richer 
in  ergotin  than  rye  ergot,  18  instead  of  14  per  cent.  The  ergot  of 
Claviceps  microccphala  is  frequently  met  with  on  Arundo  Pliniana 
and  might  be  tested. 
Finally  it  may  be  stated  that  M.  Lallemant,  chemist  and  druggist 
at  Arba,  exports  considerable  quantities  of  myrtle  leaves,  lesser 
centaury,  thapsia  root  and  pennyroyal.  According  to  the  Cus- 
toms returns,  the  following  were  the  exports :  Sarsaparilla  root, 
150  pounds  in  1886  and  1887;  liquorice  root,  200  pounds  in  1886, 
none  in  1887;  other  medicinal  roots,  40,000  pounds  in  1886  and 
only  19,000  pounds  in  1887;  citron,  orange  and  other  peel,  5,200 
pounds  in  1886  and  8,500  pounds  in  1887;  medicinal  barks,  8,700 
pounds  in  1886  and  5,000  pounds  in  1887;  medicinal  herbs,  163,000 
pounds  in  1886  and  only  33,600  pounds  in  1887  ;  other  leaves  about 
13,000  pounds  yearly;  lavender  and  orange  flowers  about  550 
pounds  yearly;  other  flowers,  39,000  pounds  in  1886  and  8,000 
pounds  in  1887;  non-spirituous  perfumes,  15,500  pounds  in  1886 
and  71,500  pounds  in  1887;  essential  oils  of  different  kinds,  51,000 
pounds  in  1886  and  only  26,000  pounds  in  1887. 
BROMOFORM. 
By  George  M.  Beringer,  Ph.G. 
Read  before  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  at  the  Pharmaceutical  Meeting, 
January  20. 
Attention  was  first  called  to  the  value  of  bromoform  in  the  treat- 
ment of  whooping  cough,  by  Dr.  Stepp,  of  Nurnberg,  in  1889,  who 
attested  to  its  value,  both  in  inhalation  and  in  internal  administra- 
tion. He  recommended  the  following  prescription  for  internal 
administration :  Bromoform  10  drops,  Alcohol  3  to  5  cc,  Aqua 
destillata  100  cc,  Syrupus  10  cc.    He  states  that  bromoform  is 
