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Book  Reviews. 
(  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
\  September,  1913. 
Jacob  de  Cordemoy ;  "  Morphological  and  Anatomical  Researches  on 
the  Seeds  of  Ravenala,"  by  M.  E.  Decrock ;  "  Upon  a  new  Pitto- 
sporum  of  New  Caledonia/'  by  M.  Marcel  Dubard;  "  Contribution 
to  The  Flora  of  Bourail  (New  Caledonia),"  by  M.  A.  Guillaumin; 
"  Catalogue  of  the  Phanerograms  of  New  Caledonia  and  its  Depend- 
acies,"  by  M.  A.  Guillaumin ;  "  Upon  Sarcocaulon  Patersonii  Eckl 
et  Zeyh.,  from  the  view  point  of  the  anatomy  and  the  natural  resin 
of  the  bark,"  by  M.  Louis  Planchon;  "  Upon  Erythrophleum  densi- 
florum  (Elm.)  Merr.,"  by  M.  Louis  Planchon. 
Notes  sur  La  Medecine  Et  La  Botanique  Des  Ancien 
Mexicains,  par  A.  Gerste  S.  J.  Deuxime  Edition,  Rome,  Imprimerie 
Polyglotte  Vaticane,  1910. 
A  work  of  very  great  historical  and  literary  interest  dealing  with 
the  pre-Columbian  medicines,  magical  medicines  including  amu- 
lettes,  the  ancient  poetical  literature,  the  influence  of  civilization 
upon  the  medicine  of  Mexico,  etc. 
Provincial  Hospital  Pharmacopoeias,  comprising  the  For- 
mulas for  Medicinal  Preparations  Used  in  Twenty-five  Hospitals 
and  Infirmaries  in  Great  Britain.  Published  at  the  offices  of  "  The 
Chemist  and  Druggist,"  42  Cannon  Street,  London,  E.  C.  Australia, 
Adelaide,  Melbourne  and  Sydeny.  1913. 
This  book  is  published  in  conformity  to  "  The  Chemist's  Dic- 
tionary of  Synonyms  "  and  the  "  Chemist's  Dictionary  of  Medical 
Terms  "  published  by  the  "  Chemist  and  Druggist  "  and  with  which 
many  of  our  readers  are  doubtless  familiar.  The  present  volume 
contains  formulas  for  medicinal  preparations  used  in  twenty-five 
hospitals  and  infirmaries  in  Great  Britain  outside  of  London.  The 
formulas  are  in  a  condensed  form  and  will  prove  to  be  of  very 
great  service  to  pharmacists  and  physicians  in  the  United  States 
since  it  includes  excellent  examples  of  up-to-date  pharmacy  and 
prescribing. 
"  The  Spatula  Ink  Formulary,  Recipes  and  Directions  for 
Making  all  Kinds  of  Inks  for  all  Purposes,"  by  Dr.  J.  H.  Oyster. 
The  Spatula  Publishing  Co.,  Boston,  Mass. 
The  compiler  of  this  book  has  been  collecting  formulas  for  the 
past  thirty-five  years  and  presents  a  very  complete  list  of  ink  for- 
mulas for  every  practical  purpose.  In  fact  practically  all  known 
recipes  for  inks  will  be  found  in  this  volume.  The  opening  chapter 
is  devoted  to  "  the  Art  of  Making  Ink."    This  is  followed  by  for- 
