AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION.  409 
Prof.  Procter  read  a  paper  from  James  T.  King,  of  Middle- 
town,  Orange  Co.,  N.  Y.,  on  metallic  lead  in  flour,  which  was 
referred  for  publication. 
Mr.  Markoe,  of  Boston,  read  a  paper  on  Liquor  Bismuthi, 
which  was  referred  for  publication. 
A  paper  on  Iodide  of  Ammonium,  from  James  F.  Babcock,  of 
Boston,  was  read  by  the  same  gentleman. 
Charles  A.  Heinitsh,  of  Lancaster,  Pa.,  read  a  paper  on  the 
culture  of  true  Saffron  in  Lancaster  County,  Pa.,  and  presented 
a  number  of  bulbs  of  the  plant  and  a  specimen  of  the  stigmas. 
Dr.  S.  S.  Garrigues,  of  East  Saginaw,  Mich.,  read  a  paper 
upon  the  Bromine  in  the  salt  brine  of  that  place,  which  was 
deemed  to  be  in  sufficient  amount  to  pay  for  its  extraction. 
Dr.  Squibb  hoped  the  writer  would  pursue  his  researches  fur- 
ther, as  the  general  use  and  great  demand  for  Bromine  render 
any  source  of  production  of  much  importance. 
All  these  volunteer  papers  were  referred  to  the  Executive 
Committee  for  publication  in  the  Proceedings. 
The  Association  then  adjourned  till  7  o'clock,  P.  M.,  in  order 
to  accept  an  invitation  from  the  druggists  and  pharmaceutists  of 
Detroit  for  an  excursion  on  the  Detroit  river  to  Lake  Erie  and 
return. 
[We  have  made  no  attempt  to  give  an  abstract  of  the  regular 
or  volunteer  papers  presented  to  the  Association,  as  we  hope  to 
print  many  of  them  after  the  Proceedings  appear,  and  it  has 
been  deemed  improper  to  anticipate  the  Proceedings, — an  occur- 
ence due  several  times  to  the  tardiness  of  their  publication. — 
Ed.  Am.  Jour.  Pharm.] 
Fifth  Session. — Friday  Evening.    August  24:t7i. 
The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  the  President  at  6J-  P.  M., 
the  minutes  of  the  preceding  session  being  dispensed  with.  [The 
Association  convened  immediately  after  their  return  from  a 
delightful  excursion  on  the  river  in  the  steamer  Morning  Star,  a 
large  and  commodious  vessel,  every  way  calculated  for  comfort 
and  pleasure.  The  company  consisted  of  the  visiting  members 
and  their  ladies  and  the  Detroit  members  and  their  ladies,  all 
forming  a  company  of  about  200,  with  music  and  other  etceteras. 
