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VARIETIES. 
lisaya  of  Java  contains,  besides  quinine  and  cinchonine,  very  often 
qiiinidine.  The  C.  Pahudiana  contains,  besides  quinine  and  cinchonine, 
almost  always  cinchonidine.  In  the  hybrid  of  these  two  I  foun(i  no 
quinidine,  bat  cinchonidine  and  quinine.  As  the  total  amount  of  alka- 
loids was  small,  I  was  unable  to  ascertain  the  presence  of  cinchonine." 
(The  Hague,  1870.)  This  discovery  will  doubtless  prove  of  great  import- 
ance, for  by  this  means  the  more  delicate,  but  valuable,  alkaloid  species 
can  be  crossed  with  those  that  are  more  hardy  but  less  valuable,  and  thus 
valuable  and  hardy  plants  will  be  obtained. — Pharm.  Jnurn.,  Aug.  6,  1870. 
Tea  culture  in  Tennessee.— tea  plant  is  in  successful  cultivation 
som.e  ten  miles  from  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  where  it  has  been  raided  for  the 
past  ten  years,  'i'he  plants  were  originally  obtained  through  the  Agri- 
cultural Department  at  Washington,  in  the  year  1858. 
The  plant  is  an  evergreen  shrub,  growing  to  the  height  of  some  five 
feet.  It  is  perfectly  hardy,  and  needs  no  protection  from  frosts.  It  bears 
an  abundant  crop,  with  beautiful,  fragrant  flowers,  in  October.  The  seed 
is  not  matured  until  the  following  season. 
Captain  James  Campbell,  who  has  made  the  experiment  of  raising  the 
plant,  has  not  attempted  its  cultivation  on  a  large  scale,  but,  as  he  expresses 
it,  "just  enough  to  keep  the  family  in  tea."  Good  judges,  who  have  tried 
the  Captain's  tea,  pronounce  it  to  be  not  inferior  in  fragrance  and  flavor 
to  the  i)nported  Young  Hyson.  It  seems  quite  probable,  then,  that 
''Young  America"  may  yet  live  to  see  Young  Hyson  thoroughly  natural- 
ized on  Uncle  Samuel's  plantation. — Nashville  Journ.  of  Med.  and  Sur.> 
Feb.,  1870, /rom  Boston  Journ.  of  Chem. 
Nitrite  of  Ann/L— Guthrie,  who  investigated  the  properties  of  the 
nitrite  of  amyl  after  the  discovery  of  it  by  Balard,  proposed  it  as  a  resus- 
citative  in  drowning,  suffocation  and  protracted  fainting.  It  would  seem 
worthy  of  a  trial  in  the  threatened  syncope  from  chloroform  ;  since  the 
inhalation  of  but  a  few  drops  is  followed  by  marked  acceleration  of  the 
heart  and  flushing  of  the  face.  The  writer  poured  about  eight  drops  upon  a 
towel,  and,  as  an  experiment,  snuffed  it  two  or  three  times,  when  imme- 
diately the  radial  pulse  became  accelerated,  the  heart  throbbed  with 
much  force,  and  the  pulsation  of  the  cranial  vessels  became  almost  pain, 
ful.  At  the  same  time  there  was  a  decided  tingling  of  the  ears.  The 
symptoms  lasted  but  a  few  moments,  the  tingling  remained  after  the 
circulation  had  become  quiet. 
This  agent  has  been  used  successfully  in  England  by  Dr.  Brunton  and 
Dr.  Anstie  for  the  purpose  of  alleviating  the  spasm  of  angina  pectoris.* 
It  will  probably  now  undergo  the  lot  of  each  new  therapeutic  agent,t  and 
pass  the  ordeal  of  hundreds  of  investigators.  F.  A.  Burrall,  M.D.,  June 
8,  1870.— A^ew;  York  Medical  Gazette,  June  11,  1870. 
*N.  Y.  Medical  Gazette,  April  2, 1870. 
I  It  may  be  obtained  from  Mr.  Spangenberg,  1165  Broadway. 
