4  Structure  of  Sanguinaria  Canadensis.  { A™J^T'y*vmm' 
ful  establishment.  In  this  country  it  was  a  new  and  untried  under- 
taking, but  the  success  with  which  it  has  been  crowned  has  long 
since  clearly  exhibited  the  advantages  expected  by  its  founders. 
A  foresight  of  the  future,  an  anticipation  of  the  growing  wants  of 
the  profession,  the  necessity  of  preparation  to  meet  the  demands  of 
the  community,  originated  the  enterprise.  But  it  required  unceas- 
ing vigilance,  inexhaustible  perseverance,  widespread  influence  and 
unwearied  personal  attention.  For  all  these  our  lamented  Vice- 
President  Troth  was  distinguished ;  he  boldly  took  his  stand  in 
favor  of  improvement,  and  no  difficulties  drove  him  from  his  pathy 
no  disappointment  diminished  the  firmness  of  his  determination  to 
accomplish  it.  His  hope  was  high  and  he  had  the  faculty  of  infus- 
ing it  into  all  within  his  circle.  His  manly  bearing,  his  practical 
intelligence,  his  tones  of  encouragement  and  decided  liberality,  com- 
municated power,  and  it  was  wielded  for  the  advancement  of  this, 
his  favorite  project.  In  speaking  of  him  thus,  I  detract  nothing  from 
the  merit  of  those  who  stood  by  him  and  aided  him.  I  praise  him 
because  he  is  no  longer  with  us,  and  bring  his  deeds  before  our 
minds,  because  it  is  a  melancholy  enjoyment  to  dwell  upon  his 
memory,  more  especially  in  connection  with  the  present  ceremonies, 
in  which  so  often  he  stood  conspicuous.  His  mantle  is  among  us, 
and  will  continue  to  cover,  I  trust,  many  an  eminent  successor." 
SOME  FURTHER  OBSERVATIONS  ON  THE  STRUCTURE 
OF  SANGUINARIA  CANADENSIS. 
By  Edson  S.  Bastin. 
In  The  Pharmacist  for  July,  1885,  the  author  published  an  article 
on  this  plant,  in  which  he  described  the  secretion  cells  and  latjcifer- 
ous  tissue  of  the  rhizome. 
The  following  language  was  used  : 
"  The  laticiferous  tissue  is  an  interesting  subject  of  study  from  the 
morphological  standpoint,  as  in  the  rhizome  it  shows  every  grada- 
tion of  development  from  simple,  isolated  resin-  or  secretion-cells, 
through  those  that  are  clustered  in  rows  of  two  or  three  and  those 
that  form  an  irregular  and  long  chain,  but  still  have  a  distinct  cellu- 
lar character,  to  those  which  form  distinct  tubes." 
A  remark  of  De  Bary  in  which  he  states  that  Sanguinaria  con- 
tains no  proper  laticiferous  tissue,  but  only  secretion  cells,  led  to 
