316  Pharmaceutical  Association— Minutes.  {Amj^\marm' 
PENNSYLVANIA  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
The  Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association  will  hold  its  twenty-first  annual 
meeting  in  the  Buena  Vista  Spring  Hotel,  Franklin  County,  on  the  21st,  22d 
and  23d  of  June  next.  The  first  session  will  commence  on  the  afternoon  of 
Tuesday,  June  21st,  upon  the  arrival  of  the  trains  on  the  Western  Maryland 
Railroad.  It  is  expected  that  the  Secretary  will  have  the  usual  card  orders  for 
tickets,  at  excursion  rates,  to  the  place  of  meeting,  which  can  be  had  upon 
application  to  him.    Entertainment  at  the  hotel  will  be  furnished  at  $2  per  day. 
The  place  of  meeting  is  in  the  heart  of  the  Blue  Ridge  Mountains,  close  to 
the  Maryland  line,  and  near  the  well-known  pic-nic  grounds  of  Penmar.  This- 
iocality  is  noted  for  its  magnificent  mountain  scenery. 
The  Maryland  Pharmaceutical  Association  will  also  hold  its  annual  meeting 
at  the  same  time  in  the  Blue  Mountain  House,  which  is  near,  but  it  is  in  the 
State  of  Maryland.  A  programme  will  be  arranged  by  which  the  members  of 
the  two  Associations  will  be  able  to  attend  both  meetings  and  participate  in  all 
evening  entertainments.  The  meeting  will  certainly  be  a  very  interesting  and 
pleasant  one,  and  members  should  attend  and  bring  their  ladies  with  them,  and 
become  acquainted  with  the  members  of  their  neighboring  State  Association. 
Harrisburg,  Pa.  J.  A.  Miller,  Secretary. 
MINUTES  OF  THE  PHARMACEUTICAL  MEETING. 
Philadelphia,  May  17,  1898. 
The  last  of  the  series  of  Pharmaceutical  Meetings  for  1897-98,  was  held  in  the 
Museum  of  the  College  at  3  p.m.  Joseph  W.  England  presided.  The  minutes 
of  the  previous  meeting  were  allowed  to  stand  as  published. 
The  exhibition  of  a  collection  of  fungi  first  occupied  the  attention  of  the 
meeting.  The  exhibit  was  composed  for  the  most  part  of  specimens  collected 
in  the  neighborhood  of  Lancaster,  Pa.,  by  H.  W.  Guth,  P.D.,  Class  of  '98. 
Quite  an  interesting  variety  of  genera  were  represented  by  these  specimens, 
among  which  were  two  species  of  Amanita,  one  of  these,  Amanita  muscaria, 
being  noted  for  yielding  the  poisonous  principle  muscarine. 
Of  considerable  interest  was  a  sample  of  an  edible  fungus  found  growing  in 
the  province  of  Chikuzen,  in  Japan,  which  was  received  from  Dr.  Jokichi  Taka- 
mine.  This  fungus  is  probably  one  of  the  Lycoperdons,  and  under  the  name 
of  "shoro"  it  can  be  obtained  in  the  markets  of  Japan,  put  up  in  small  tin 
cans,  about  the  size  of  those  used  in  this  country  for  canning  oysters.  Another 
specimen,  and  one  possessing  considerable  interest  for  pharmacists,  was  re- 
ceived from  Prof.  J.  B.  Nagelvoort.  This  was  a  sample  of  the  fungous  product 
known  askoji,  and  used  in  Japan  for  brewing  purposes,  instead  of  malt. 
Among  the  remaining  specimens  were  samples  of  corn  smut  (ustilago)  in  the 
various  stages  of  its  development.  As  a  rule,  it  is  found  growing  on  the  top 
portions  of  the  Indian  corn,  this  fact  being  interesting,  as  showing  the  means 
of  disseminating  the  species. 
In  addition  a  number  of  the  photogravures  of  American  Fungi  issued  by  Mr. 
C.  G.  Lloyd,  of  Cincinnati,  were  exhibited,  his  mycological  collection  probably 
being  the  finest  in  existence. 
On  motion,  a  vote  of  thanks  was  extended  Dr.  Guth  for  his  donation. 
A  communication  by  Charles  H.  LaWall  on  "  Hydrogen  Peroxide  as  a  Factor 
