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MINUTES  OF  THE  COLLEGE. 
by  furnishing  us  with  all  that  had  been  fully  determined  upon,  which  were 
considered  sufficiently  novel  or  characteristic.  These  were  allotted  to  a  sub- 
committee— Messrs.  Shinn,  Parrish,  Bullock,  Taylor, Wiegand,Warner  and 
Scattergood,  who  accordingly  produced  samples  of  48  pharmaceutical  pro- 
ducts, preparedby  the  formulae  about  to  be  made  officinal ;  these  embraced 
21  fluid  extracts,  a  class  of  preparations  peculiar  to  our  Pharmacopoeia. 
The  preparations  were  neatly  put  up  and  labelled  uniformly  with  the 
materia  medica  specimens  for  exhibition,  thus  making  the  whole  cabinet 
number  about  200  specimens. 
Owing  to  the  any;ry  discussions  and  ill  feeling,  growing  out  of  the 
"  Trent  affair."  threatening  a  rupture  between  our  government  and  that 
of  Great  Britain,  the  legislation  required  to  provide  for  sending  speci- 
mens to  the  exhibition  was  defeated  in  the  Hou.^e  of  Eepresentatives,  so 
that  hundreds  of  our  citizens  were  doubtless  discouraged  from  any  attempt 
to  display  the  products  of  their  skill,  and  it  became  necessary  for  us  to 
provide  for  the  expenses  of  freight  and  transhipment,  for  the  erection  of 
the  necessary  shelving  and  for  the  supervision  of  the  specimens  while  on 
exhibition.  For  these,  and  other  expenses  pertaining  to  the  undertaking, 
of  which  a  statement  accompanies  this  report,  the  necessary  appropriation 
was  made  by  the  Board  of  Trustees  from  the  funds  of  the  College.  It  is 
our  intention  to  offer  the  specimens  for  sale  at  the  close  of  the  Exhibition, 
so  as  to  refund  the  expenses  thus  incurred. 
While  your  Committee  regret  that  the  unfavorable  season  of  the  year 
prevented  their  obtaining  some  interesting  and  valuable  specimens,  they 
feel  that  it  is  cause  of  congratulation,  that  so  fair  a  collection  of  Ameri- 
can plants  is  placed  within  reach  of  European  pharmacologists. 
Kespectfully  submitted, 
Edward  Parrish,  Chairman. 
List  of  Specimens  in  the  collection  deposited  by  the  Philadelphia  College  of 
Pharmacy,  in  the  Industrial  Exhibition  of  all  Nations,  London,  1862. 
IN  HALF  GALLON  SALT  MOUTH  BOTTLES. 
Aralia  Nudicaulis — root. 
Chenupodium  Anthelminticum — herb. 
Chelone  Glabra — herb. 
Cimicifuga  Racernosa — root. 
Celastrus  Scandens — fruit. 
Comptonia  Aspleni folium — leaves. 
Draeontium  Fcetidum — root  and  fruit. 
Euonymus  Atropurpureus— leaves  and 
fruit. 
Eupatorium  Peifoliatum — herb. 
Gillenia  Trifoliata — root. 
Hamamelis  Virginica — bark  leaves  &c. 
Hedeoma  Pulegioides — herb. 
Hypericum  Perforatum — herb. 
Ilex  Opaca — leaves. 
Lobelia  Inflata — herb. 
Lobelia  Syphilitica — herb. 
Monarda  Punctata — herb. 
Magnolia  Glauca — bark  and  leaves. 
Meuispermum   Canadense  —  root  and 
leaves. 
Nicotiana  Tabacum — leaves. 
Orobanehe  Virginiana — plant. 
Ricinus  Communis — leaves. 
Solidago  Odora — herb. 
Thuja  Occidentals — leaves. 
Triosteum  Perfbliatum — herb. 
"  11  root. 
Tephrosia  Virginiana — root. 
Xanthoxylum  Clava  Herculis — bark. 
