430  Reviews  and  Bibliographical  Notices.  {Aseptui,' wsRMi 
having  opposite  to  them  the  botanical  names.  In  all  cases  where  two  or  more- 
synonyms  are  used  for  one  plant,  or  where  two  or  more  plants  are  designated 
by  one  English  name,  the  one  which  is  recognized  by  the  Pharmacopoeia,  or 
which  is  most  widely  recognized,  is  indicated  by  italics. 
We  have  carefully  examined  both  lists,  and  believe  them  to  be  entirely  cor- 
rect and  reliable  ;  we  therefore  recommend  the  book  as  au  extremely  useful 
one,  to  pharmacists  and  druggists  generally.  Although  there  may  be  but  rare- 
occasions  for  it,  the  typical  arrangement  is  such  that  other  names  can  be  added' 
in  writing.  Only  in  one  instance  have  we  observed  an  omission  :  Erigeron 
canadense,  for  which  the  author  names,  on  page  18,  not  less  than  uine  Englisb 
names,  shonld  have  three  additional  ones,  which  are  used  in  Northern  Ohio 
and  in  Michigan,  namely,  horsetail,  cowstail,  and  fireweed  (see  Amer.  Journ. 
of  Pharmacy,  1870,  p.  121). 
A  Cyclopaedia  of  Quantitative  Chemical  Analysis.  By  Frank  H.  Storer,  A.M.,. 
Professor  of  General  and  Analytical  Chemi.-try  in  the  Massachusetts  In- 
stitute of  Technology.  Boston:  John  Allyn,  publisher,  1873.  Part  II*. 
8vo.    Price,  SI. 65. 
The  work  is  published  in  parts,  each  consisting  of  112  pages,  closely  printed 
in  double  columns.  We  have  before  us  Part  II,  containing  the  articles  carbo- 
nate of  sodium  to  cyanide  of  silver,  and  embracing  such  important  articles  like 
chlorine  and  the  chlorides,  cinchona,  chromium,  copper,  &c.  Each  article  is. 
systematically  treated  according  to  the  uses  to  which  it  is  put  in  quantitative 
analysis,  and  the  various  methods  proposed  are  fully  described,  together  with- 
all  the  precautions  requisite  for  the  successful  performance  of  the  process.  Its 
unique  arrangement  renders  it  very  convenient  for  use,  and,  as  far  as  can  be 
judged  from  the  part  before  us,  the  professional  analyst,  as  well  as  the  labora- 
tory student,  will  hardly  ever  refer  to  its  pages  without  finding  the  results  of 
modern  chemical  investigations  that  are  likely  to  prove  useful  for  analytical 
purposes. 
The  Medical  Reqister  and  Directory  of  the  United  States.    By  Jos.  M.  Toner,. 
M.D.,  and  8.  W.  Butler,  M.D.    Philadelphia:  S.  VV.  Butler,  1873.  8vo. 
The  advance  sheets  received  by  us  indicate  that  the  object  in  publishing  this, 
work  is  to  present  a  correct  record  of  the  names,  address  aird  educational  sta- 
tus of  the  physicians  ;  also  lists  of  the  medical  societies,  colleges,  hospitals  and: 
other  medical  institutions  ;  abstracts  of  the  medical  laws  of  each  State,  and) 
brief  notices  of  the  mineral  springs  and  other  health  resorts  of  the  United 
States.  The  work  will  doubtless  be  a  very  interesting  one,  and  physicians- 
should  not  fail  to  give  to  the  editors  all  the  necessary  information. 
Geo.  P.  Rowell  $  Co.'s  American  Newspaper  Directory,  containing  accurate 
Lists  of  all  the  Newspapers  and  Periodicals  in  the  United  States  and  Terri- 
tories, and  the  Dominion  of  Canada  and  British  Colonies  of  North  America. 
New  York  :  Geo.  P.  Rowell  &  Co.,  publishers,  1873.    8vo,  pp.  608. 
The  directory  is  preceded  by  a  very  interesting  sketch  of  the  growth  of  jour- 
nalism in  the  United  States,  from  which  we  take  a  few  figures,  which  we  think 
will  be  of  interest  to  our  readers.    The  number  of  newspapers  and  periodicals 
