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Reviews. 
Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
July,  1898. 
which  it  would  be  difficult  to  secure  without  procuring  a  great  many  books — 
and  even  then  this  assimilated  matter  by  these  collaborators  with  Strasburger 
at  Bonn  would  not  be  had.  The  part  on  the  cell  reveals  the  master-hand  of 
Professor  Strasburger,  by  whom  it  was  written,  and  is  an  authoritative  study 
on  this  subject. 
Untersuchungen  uber  die  Wasserapparate  der  Gefasspfeanzen. 
Inaugural  Dissertation  der  Hoheu  Philosophischen  Facultat  der  Universitat 
Marburg  zur  Erlangung  der  Doctorwiirde  vorgelegt  von  Otto  Spanjer.  Mit 
einer  Tafel.    Marburg,  1898. 
The  author  has  investigated  the  anatomy  of  the  water  pores  of  angiosperms, 
and  endeavored  to  ascertain  if  there  are  not  a  number  of  anatomical  types  with 
different  mechanical  functions.  The  author  distinguishes  from  the  differences 
in  the  behavior  of  the  fibro-vascular  bundle,  nature  of  the  thickening  of  the 
cylinder  sheath  and  character  of  the  epithem,  the  following  types:  I.  Type 
being  Fuchsia,  also  Primula.  II.  Type  as  in  Rosacese.  III.  Water  pores  in 
which  epithem  is  not  present,  as  in  Phascolus  muliijlorus  and  Anamiria  coccidus. 
IV.  Epithem  not  developed,  and  transpiration  takes  place  through  the  side 
walls  of  the  trachea,  as  in  Orchis  metadata.  V.  Type  as  in  Nasturtium.  VI. 
Water  pores  as  in  Filicinece. 
Annual  Report  on  the  Year  1897.    By  E.  Merck.    March,  1898. 
This  publication,  like  that  of  previous  years,  contains  a  leport  on  the  com- 
position, origin  and  applicability  of  the  newer  remedies.  It  contains,  also,  a 
bibliographical  index,  general  index,  index  of  diseases,  symptoms  and  indica- 
tions for  treatment  ;  approximate  prices  of  the  principal  remedies  specified  in 
the  Report,  all  of  which  tend  to  enhance  the  value  of  the  publication. 
Under  new  drugs,  mention  is  made  of  Cortex  Johimbehe,  the  product  of  an 
Apocynacese,  which  is  used  as  an  aphrodisiac  by  the  aborigines  in  the  Came- 
roons.  Cortex  Calliandrce  Houstoni  (Pambotano),  a  substitute  for  quinine, 
which  contains,  according  to  G.  Pouchet,  besides  saponin,  an  alkaloid  and  a 
resinous  body.  Cortex  Radicis  Anchietece  Salutaris,  a  much- valued  Brazilian 
remedy  for  scrofula,  herpetic  skin  diseases,  etc.  Herba  Commelince  Tuberoses, 
to  the  hsemostyptic  properties  of  which  attention  has  been  repeatedly  drawn 
by  Alfonso  Herrera  (Am.  Jour.  Phar.,  1897,  p.  290).  Herba  Erysimi  offici- 
nalis, which  seems  to  have  valuable  properties  in  the  treatment  of  catarrh  of  the 
larynx,  being  preferred  to  aconite  preparations  on  account  of  its  harmless 
nature  and  the  rapidity  and  certainty  of  its  action.  Radix  Chlorostigmatis 
Stuckertiani,  a  drug  possessing  powerful  galactagogic  properties.  It  contains 
an  alkaloid,  the  chemical  composition  and  pharmaceutical  properties  of  which 
nothing  exact  is  known  as  yet. 
Chicory  Growing  as  an  Addition  to  the  Resources  of  the  American 
Farmer.    By  Maurice  G.  Kains.    Washington  :  Government  Printing  Office. 
This  report  also  contains  chapters  on  the  adulteration  and  chemical  analysis 
of  chicory.  The  Department  confidently  recommends  the  cultivation  of  chicory 
in  the  mid-northern  belt  of  our  country. 
Osservazioni  SUECA  Analisi  EeEmentare.    Nota  del  ocio  Tcilio  Guar- 
eschi  e  Dottor  Ernesto  Grande. 
This  is  a  contribution  from  the  pharmaceutical  and  toxicological  chemical 
