Am.  Jour.  Pharm 
Oct..  1888. 
}    British  Pharmaceutical  Conjerence.  535 
bits  of  humor  that  occur  in  it  here  and  there  proved  that  the  audience  was  in 
continued  sympathy  with  the  speaker.  At  its  close,  upon  the  motion  of  Mr. 
S.  R.  Atkins,  seconded  by  Mr.  Bottle,  Vice-President  of  the  Pharmaceutical  So- 
ciety, and  supported  by  Mr.  Martin,  the  Conference  awarded  to  Mr.  Benger  an 
enthusiastic  vote  of  thanks. 
The  President  mentioned  that  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  was 
simultaneously  in  session  in  the  city  of  Detroit,  and  suggested  that  the  officers 
of  the  Conference  should  be  authorized  to  send  to  it  by  cable  a  fraternal  greet- 
ing.  The  suggestion  was  heartily  adopted. 
Report  of  Formulary  Committee. — The  Conference  then  proceeded  to  the  read- 
ing and  discussion  of  reports  and  papers,  the  first  taken  being  the  report  of  the 
Unofficial  Formulary  Committee,  which  was  read  by  the  Chairman,  Mr.  Mar- 
tindale.  This  report  enumerated  briefly  the  new  and  modified  formulae  that 
appeared  in  the  proof  copies  of  the  edition  of  the  Formulary  of  1888,  as  sub- 
mitted to  the  Conference  by  the  Committee.  The  majority  of  these  formulae 
are  new.  They  include  a  vinegar  of  ipecacuanha  and  a  syrup  made  from  it ; 
an  elixir  and  a  compound  tincture  of  phosphorus ;  an  elixir  of  saccharin ;  a 
liquid  extract  of  triticum ;  syrups  of  codeine,  bromide  of  iron,  hydrobromates 
of  iron  and  quinine,  hydrobromates  of  iron,  quinine  and  strychnine,  and  wild 
cherry;  tinctures  of  marigold  flowers  and  euonymus,  and  a  stronger  tincture  of 
capsicum,  and  an  ointment  of  the  oleoresin  of  capsicum.  Emulsion  of  cod  liver 
oil  is  the  subject  of  an  improved  formula,  in  which  the  yolk  of  egg  is  introduced 
to  assist  the  emulsification.  The  preparation  of  tincture  of  quillaia  is  incor- 
porated with  the  preparation  of  the  solution  of  coal  tar,  for  which  it  is  required. 
Lastly,  there  is  a  formula  for  a  "stronger  solution  of  hypophosphite  of  iron," 
which  has  involved  corresponding  modifications  in  the  formulae  for  the  hypo- 
phosphite  preparations.  The  adoption  of  this  report  and  the  authorization  of 
the  issue  of  a  new  edition  of  the  Formulary  was  moved  by  the  President,  who 
referred  to  the  fact  that  2250  copies  of  the  first  edition  had  been  sold,  and  that 
it  had  been  a  source  of  income  to  the  Conference  ;  the  motion  was  seconded  by 
Mr.  Robinson  in  very  complimentary  terms  and  agreed  to  unanimously.  This 
was  followed  by  a  well-earned  vote  of  thanks  to  the  Unofficial  Formulary  Com- 
mittee, and  especially  to  the  Chairman,  Mr.  Martindale,  and  the  Secretary, 
Mr.  Naylor,  which  was  heartily  accorded  on  the  motion  of  Mr.  Plowman,  sec- 
onded by  Mr.  A.  H.  Mason. 
Aconite. — Mr.  E.  M.  Holmes  then  presented  a  report  on  the  progress  made  in 
the  experiment  he  had  undertaken  to  carry  out  for  the  Conference  in  the  cul- 
tivation of  a  definite  form  of  Aconitum  Napellus,  with  a  view  to  furnishing  suit- 
able material  for  a  more  trustworthy  chemical  investigation  of  the  root  than 
has  hitherto  been  possible.  He  described  three  forms  that  he  has  selected — 
from  Colchester,  St.  Neot's,  and  Riverhead — as  approximating  in  his  opinion  to 
typical  plants,  and  recounted  the  observations  made  during  the  cultivation  of 
specimens  in  his  own  garden.  Some  rough  experiments,  in  which  the  relative 
activity  of  the  plants  was  estimated  by  the  intensity  of  the  numbing  sensation 
produced  upon  the  tongue  on  chewing  the  seeds,  seemed  to  indicate  the  de- 
sirability that  a  separate  chemical  examination  of  each  form  should  be  made. 
Some  interesting  information  was  also  given  as  to  the  probable  yield  of  root, 
and  the  best  method  of  propagation  under  the  conditions  of  cultivation.  The 
report  gave  rise  to  an  interesting  discussion,  in  which  Professor  Hillhouse  and 
