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Minutes  of  the  College. 
Am.  Jour.  Pharzo. 
Oct.,  1876. 
The  wild  and  cultivated  plants,  which  by  proper  climatic  conditions  are  rich  irs 
powerful  aromas,  form  the  basis  of  this  branch  of  industry,  which  is  so  developed 
through  the  use  of  perfected  apparatus,  that  not  only  the  domestic,  but  many  of  the 
foreign  plants,  are  distilled  with  advantage.  The  extension  of  this  business  is  illus- 
trated by  the  fact  that  Leipsic  alone  prepares  and  exports  1 10,000  lbs.  of  caraway- 
seed-oil  yearly. 
The  essential  oils  are  used  in  pharmacy,  perfumery  and  particularly  in  the  manu- 
facture of  liquors. 
In  intimate  relation  with  the  fabrication  of  essential  oils  stands  the  preparation  of 
essences  (extracts  of  aromatic  vegetables),  which  has  reached  a  great  development 
in  Saxony. 
The  fruitful  bottom  of  Middle-Germany  produces  a  large  number  of  medicinal 
plants,  a  part  of  which  grow  wild,  while  a  part  are  carefully  cultivated,  and  supplies 
foreign  countries,  particularly  North  America,  with  large  amounts. 
In  many  places  extracts  and  medicinal  mixtures  are  prepared.  The  capability  and 
trustworthiness  of  the  representatives  of  this  branch  of  manufacture  have  obtained 
a  good  name  for  their  products  in  foreign  lands. 
England  and  France  still  remain  the  chief  furnishers  of  perfumes,  pomades  and 
toilet  articles,  but  it  is  not  to  be  denied  that  this  branch  of  industry  has  increased 
in  Germany  since  the  export  of  these  articles,  among  which  is  to  be  included 
cologne-water — maintaining  its  fame  during  two  centuries — was  in  1874,  1,898,000 
lbs.,  having  a  value  of  168,750  dollars. 
MINUTES  OF  THE  COLLEGE, 
Philadelphia,  September,  25th,  1876. 
The  semi-annual  meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  was  held  this 
day  at  the  College  Hall. 
Dillwyn  Parrish,  President,  occupied  he  chair,  and  seventeen  members  were  in 
attendance. 
The  minutes  of  the  meeting  in  June  last  were  read,  and,  on  motion,  approved. 
The  minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  for  the  last  three  months,,  were  also  read'1 
by  the  Secretary  of  the  Board,  and,  on  motion,  adopted. 
These  minutes  make  mention  of  a  present  to  the  College  Cabinet  of  a  large  and 
interesting  collection  of  carbolic  acid  compounds,  which  are  now  in  the  Centennial 
Exposition,  the  property  of  Messrs.  F.  C.  Calvert  &  Co.,  of  Manchester,  England, 
On  motion,  it  was  resolved  that  the  Secretary  be  requested  to  tender  the  thanks 
of  the  College  to  Messrs.  F.  C.  Calvert  &  Co.,  of  Manchester,  England,  for  their 
very  valuable  and  acceptable  gift  to  the  College,  at  the  close  of  the  Centennial  Ex- 
position, consisting  of  carbolic  acid  and  its  various  compounds,  together  with  other 
chemicals. 
The  committee  appointed  by  the  College  to  attend  the  annual  meeting  of  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  made  the  following  report  : 
