Am.  Jcur.  Pliartn. 
Feb.,  1891. 
Reviews. 
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it  will  contain  about  50,000  vocabulary  words  more  than  in  other  dictionaries, 
and  that  no  new  word  is  admitted,  until  it  has  been  passed  upon  by  well-known 
philologists.  But  aside  from  this  feature  there  are  several  others  which  are  of 
especial  usefulness.  In  indicating  the  pronunciation,  use  is  made  of  what  is 
known  as  the  scientific  alphabet  of  the  American  Philological  Association,  and 
in  the  case  of  disputed  pronunciation,  those  preferred  by  other  authorities  are 
likewise  given.  The  definitions  are  arranged  in  such  a  manner  that  the  most 
important  one,  now  in  use,  is  placed  first  and  is  followed  by  others,  including 
obsolescent  and  obsolete  ones.  When  such  definitions  are  followed  by  quota- 
tions, the  author  is  not  merely  quoted,  but  also  the  book  and  page  are  given. 
The  addition  of  synonyms  and  antonyms  will  doubtless  prove  of  good  service. 
In  fact,  the  plan  appears  to  have  been  well  conceived  and  matured  for  a  work 
aiming  high,  and  for  which,  in  the  various  departments,  the  services  of  con- 
tributors of  established  reputation  have  been  secured.  The  list  price  of  the 
dictionary  when  issued  will  be  $10,  but  a  discount  will  be  allowed  to  advance 
subscribers. 
Year- Book  of  Pharmacy,  comprising  abstracts  of  papers  relating  to  pharmacy, 
materia  medica  and  chemistry,  contributed  to  British  and  foreign  journals 
from  July  1,  1889,  to  June  30,  1890,  with  the  transactions  of  the  British  Phar- 
maceutical Conference  at  the  twenty-seventh  annual  meeting,  held  at  Leeds, 
September,  1890.    London  :  J.  &  A.  Churchill,  1890.  8vo.    Pp.  551. 
Proceedings  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  at  the  thirty-eighth 
annual  meeting  held  at  Old  Point  Comfort,  Va.,  September,  1890.  Also  the 
constitution,  by-laws  and  roll  of  members.  Philadelphia:  Published  by  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association.    8vo.    Pp.  xxivand  840. 
Reports  of  the  meetings  of  the  two  associations  were  puolished  in  our  October 
number  of  last  year.  The  meetings  were  held  during  the  two  first  weeks  of 
September,  and  the  annual  publications  are  now  ready,  that  of  the  British  Con- 
ference having  been  issued  during  the  first  half  of  January,  while  that  of  the 
American  Association  will  be  distributed  February  3.  Aside  from  the  minutes 
and  the  papers  read,  most  of  which  have  been  republished,  either  entire  or  in 
abstract,  in  various  pharmaceutical  journals,  the  abstracts  of  papers  relating 
to  pharmacy  and  allied  sciences,  called  by  the  one  publication  the  "  The  Year- 
Book  of  Pharmacy,"  and  by  the  other  the  "  Report  on  the  Progress  of  Phar- 
macy," are  prominent  features  of  both  volumes,  and  for  reference  to  the  phar- 
maceutical literature  of  the  past  year  will  retain  their  value  permanently.  The 
British  volume  is  accompanied  by  a  portrait  group,  produced  by  the  Meisenbach 
process,  of  the  officers  of  the  Conference  in  1889,  and  is  adapted  as  a  frontispiece 
to  the  volume  for  that  year.  The  American  volume  contains  as  frontispiece 
the  portrait  of  Professor  Painter,  who  died  a  year  ago,  while  President  of  the 
Association. 
Report  of  the  Proceedings  to  the  Illinois  Pharmaceutical  Association  at  its 
tenth  annual  meeting,  held  at  Quincy,  August  13,  14  and  15,  1889,  and  at  its 
eleventh  annual  meeting,  held  at  Kankakee,  August  12,  '13  and  14,  1890. 
8vo.    Pp.  251. 
Brief  reports  of  the  proceedings  at  the  two  meetings  were  published  in  the 
October  numbers  of  our  two  preceding  volumes. 
