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tion  as  of  varietal  rank;  E.  macrandra  F.  v.  M. ;  E.  salubris  F.  v. 
M. ;  E.  cladocalyx  F.  v.  M. ;  E.  Cooperiana  F.  v.  M. ;  E.  intertexta 
R.  T.  Baker;  E.  confluens  W.  V.  Fitzgerald. 
G.  M.  B. 
NEWS  ITEMS  AND  PERSONAL  NOTES. 
Amendment  to  the  New  Jersey  Pharmacy  Law. — At  the 
recent  session  of  the  New  Jersey  legislature  section  6  of  the  Phar- 
macy Practice  Act,  which  is  the  section  of  the  law  relating  to  the 
disposition  of  poisons,  was  amended.  The  amendment  adopted  in 
reality  rewrites  the  entire  section  and  handles  this  subject  in  an  up 
to  date  manner.  The  revised  law  provides  that  it  shall  be  unlawful 
to  sell  or  deliver  to  a  minor  under  twelve  years  of  age  or  to  any 
person  of  unsound  mind  or  under  the  influence  of  liquor  any  poison. 
The  poisons  are  classified  under  schedules  A  and  B.  The  former 
including  substances  commonly  recognized  as  "  deadly  poisons  "  and 
which  according  to  standard  works  are  liable  to  be  destructive  of 
adult  human  life  in  doses  of  five  grains  or  less.  The  seller  is  com- 
pelled to  learn  that  the  person  to  whom  delivery  is  made  is  aware  of 
the  poisonous  character  of  the  substance  and  is  a  proper  person  to 
purchase  such  a  poison  and  that  the  intended  use  is  legitimate  and  to 
keep  a  record  of  such  sale  setting  forth  the  date  and  hour,  the  article 
and  quantity  delivered,  the  use  stated,  and  the  name  and  address 
of  the  purchaser. 
Schedule  B  enumerates  the  less  toxic  substances,  many  of  which 
are  commonly  employed  in  domestic  practice,  agriculture,  and  the 
industries  and  any  other  substances  which  according  to  standard 
works,  while  not  considered  as  toxic  in  doses  of  five  grains  or  less 
is,  nevertheless,  liable  to  be  destructive  of  adult  human  life  in  doses 
of  sixty  grains  or  less. 
Other  new  provisions  of  the  act  are,  making  as  duties  of  the 
Board  of  Pharmacy  the  printing  and  distribution  of  schedules  of 
poisons  and  the  antidotes  approved  as  the  most  suitable  for  the 
various  poisons.  The  board  is  to  have  power  to  revise  and  amend 
such  schedules  from  time  to  time. 
American  Drug  Manufacturers'  Association. — The  eighth 
annual  meeting  of  this  association  was  held  in  New  York  City,  the 
