338  Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association.  { Amju0nUe^i89oarm* 
Notes  and  Observations  on  New  or  Little  Known  Specie?,  by  Jared  G.  Smith. 
Notes  on  the  Mound  Flora  of  Atchison  County,  Missouri,  by  B.  F.  Bush. 
Eighteen  full-page  illustrations  adorn  the  work  and  add  to  its  interest  and 
value.  The  whole  book  is  especially  valuable  to  botanists  and  horticulturists, 
although  any  intelligent  person  can  read  it  with  profit. 
Biographical  Sketch  of  Dr.  J.  Bernard  Brinton  (with  Portrait). 
Reprinted  from  the  Bulletin  of  the  Torrey  Botanical  Club,  Vol.  22,  No.  3, 
March,  1895. 
The  subject  of  this  sketch  excelled  in  several  departments  of  science,  but 
his  greatest  success  was  attained  in  the  field  of  botany.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences,  of  the  Torrey  Botanical  Club  and  of  the 
Philadelphia  Botanical  Club,  which  he  founded  in  1892.  He  was  an  extensive 
collector, .  and  possessed  an  herbarium  of  large  proportions,  which  he  had 
labeled  and  preserved  with  the  most  scrupulous  care. 
Dr.  Brinton  was  born  near  Waynesburg,  Chester  County,  Pa.,  August  16, 
1835,  and  died  in  Philadelphia,  December  6,  1894. 
The  Extra  Pharmacopoeia.  By  William  Martindale,  F.C.S.  Eighth 
Edition.    Pp.  584.    London.    H.  K.  Lewis.  1895. 
In  the  anticipation  of  the  production  of  a  new  British  Pharmacopoeia,  Mr. 
Martindale  has  for  some  time  been  engaged  in  investigating  the  claims  of 
many  new  drugs  and  preparations  for  official  recognition.  The  work,  there- 
lore,  includes  notes  on  the  proposed  revision,  and  through  the  analysis  of 
25,500  prescriptions  by  the  author,  lists  have  been  compiled  of  unofficial  prepa- 
rations which,  seem  to  require  admission,  and  of  official  preparations  which, 
not  being  in  demand,  might  be  deleted. 
The  Extra  Pharmacopoeia,  in  the  eight  editions  it  has  now  passed  through, 
has  attained  a  well-deserved  reputation  for  a  concise  treatment  of  most  unoffi- 
cial drugs  and  preparations  ;  at  the  same  time  it  includes  some  official  sub- 
stances. The  author  very  appropriately  remarks  in  the  preface  :  "  A  tangent  of 
an  important  character  has  been  projected  in  the  direction  of  preparations 
from  the  animal  kingdom,  which  till  recently  had  been  almost  entirely 
neglected  as  curative  agents.  We  have,  therefore,  inserted  a  special  chapter 
on  Antitoxins,  Serums  and  Lymphs,  and  on  Animal  Glands  and  Tissues  and 
their  preparations." 
Some  further  investigations  have  been  included,  notably  the  observations  on 
"A.  C.  E."  (Alcohol,  Chloroform,  Ether)  mixture  (see  paper  by  Mr.  Joseph 
W.  England  on  page  328  of  this  issue).  The  latest  researches  on  the  alkaloids 
of  Aconite  and  Ipecacuanha,  including  Aconitine,  Emetine  and  Cephaeline, 
which  will  have  an  important  bearing  on  therapeutics,  have  been  added. 
As  attested  by  its  eight  editions,  the  book  is  a  valuable  one  for  reference, 
not  only  by  those  using  the  British.  Pharmacopoeia,  but  by  every  one  who 
prescribes  or  dispenses  medicines. 
The  medical  references  and  therapeutic  index  of  diseases  and  symptoms 
have,  as  usual,  been  contributed  by  W.  Wynn  Westcott. 
PENNSYLVANIA  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION 
The  next  meeting  of  this  Association  will  be  held  at  Eagles  Mere,  Pa.,  on 
Tuesday,  June  18,  1895.  Detailed  information  can  be  obtained  by  addressing 
J.  A.  Miller,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 
