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The  Louisville  College  of  Pharmacy  has  received  a  donation  to  its  cabinet,, 
from  Messrs.  Grimault  &  Co.,  Paris,  through  Messrs.  A.  Peter  &  Co.,  of  twenty 
specimens  of  pharmaceutical  preparations;  also  a  donation  from  Mr.  Charles 
Mohr,  Mobile,  Ala.,  consisting  of  capsule  of  Hura  crepitans,  fruit  of  a  palm, 
legume  of  a  species  of  Hovea  ;  roots  of  Exogonium  purga  collected  by  the  do- 
nator  ;  root  of  an  Ipomcea  brought  into  market  by  the  Indians  with  true  jalap  ; 
fruit  of  an  Aristolochia. 
The  undersigned  was  directed,  by  the  Board  of  Directors,  to  tender,  through 
the  "American  Journal  of  Pharmacy,"  their  cordial  thanks  for  these  much 
appreciated  donations. 
William  G.  Schmidt,  Corresponding  Secretary, 
The  Tennessee  Pharmaceutical  Association  has  been  formed  on  the  14th. 
of  May,  at  Nashville,  the  preliminary  session  having  been  held  on  the  preceding 
day  at  the  Council  Chamber.  The  meeting,  which  was  well  attended  by  phar- 
macists from  different  parts  of  the  State,  was  called  to  order  by  Dr.  B.  Lillard.. 
and  Dr.  Th.  Black  elected  temporary  chairman.  After  some  discussion  on 
pharmaceutical  legislation  and  other  important  topics,  the  meeting  adjourned, 
to  constitute  itself  at  the  second  session  into  a  State  Association.  The  fol- 
lowing temporary  officers  were  elected  to  serve  until  the  next  meeting,  to  be 
held  in  the  fall,  when  a  permanent  organization  will  be  effected  :  President,  J. 
C.  Wharton  ;  Secretary,  B.  Lillard  ;  Treasurer,  R.  E.  Page.  A  committee  was 
appointed  to  prepare  an  address  to  the  pharmacists  and  druggists  of  Tennes- 
see, urging  them  to  become  members  ;  also  a  committee  on  constitution  an($ 
by-laws  ;  a  committee  of  reception,  and  a  committee  of  three  to  prepare  a  pe- 
tition to  Congress  asking  the  repeal  of  the  stamp  tax,  and  tax  on  alcohol  when 
used  in  connection  .with  our  business,  and  that  the  same  be  sent  to  all  the 
druggists  and  physicians  in  the  State  for  signature.  This  last  committee  con- 
sists of  Messrs.  W.  D.  Kline,  B.  Lillard  and  W.  H.  Lickhardt. 
California  Pharmaceutical  Society. — At  the  meeting  held  April  9th  at 
their  rooms,  No.  728  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Mr.  Calvert  in  the 
Chair,  an  informal  report  from  the  Trustees  of  the  College  of  Pharmacy  was 
made,  exhibiting  the  arrangements  made  and  describing  those  yet  contem- 
plated for  the  lecture  room. 
The  College  has  lately  received  from  the  well-known  house  of  Powers  & 
Weightman,  manufacturing  chemists  in  Philadelphia,  a  magnificent  donation 
of  fine  chemicals,  comprising  112  varieties. 
The  prospectus  for  the  course  of  instruction  will  soon  be  issued  and  the  Col- 
lege be  in  active  operation. 
Montreal  College  of  Pharmacy. — At  the  meeting  held  February  6th,  Mr.. 
Christian  Hoffmann,  of  the  Geological  Survey  of  Canada,  who  was  formerly 
phytologic  chemist  to  the  State  Gardens  at  Melbourne,  Australia,  read  a  paper 
on  the  Eucalypts  of  Australia,  describing  their  products  and  the  uses  to  which 
they  are  put,  and  reporting  the  results  of  many  chemical  experiments.  The- 
