588 
Reviews,  etc. 
\m.  Jour.  Pharm 
Nov.,  1880. 
US,  is  devoted  to  the  discussion  of  all  subjects  relating  to  the  cultivation 
of  plants  and  based  upon  exact  experiments  and  observations.  It  is  obvious  that 
such  a  journal,  properly  conducted,  would  supply  a  want,  and  it  appears  to  us  that 
the  ediror,  who  is  professor  of  agriculture  in  Munich,  has  very  judiciously  labored 
in  the  direction  indicated,  not  only  by  the  publication  of  original  papers,  but  like- 
-wise  by  reviewing  works  and  essays  published  elsewhere  and  falling  within  the 
scope  of  tfie  "  Researches."  Our  space  will  not  permit  to  give  the  titles  of  even  the 
most  important  papers,  but  we  may  state  that  among  others  researches  have  been 
published  on  the  carbonic  acid  present  in  the  air  and  soil  of  forests;  on  the  absorp- 
tion of  water  by  plants  ;  on  the  absorption  and  emission  of  heat  by  the  soil  5  on 
germination  J  on  the  temperature  of  dense  and  loose  soils  j  on  the  consumption  of 
water  by  forest  trees,  etc.,  etc. 
Die  Naturgeschichte  des  Cajus  Plinius  Secundus.  Ins  Deutsche  iibersetzt  und  mit 
Anmerkungen  versehen  von  Prof  Dr.  G.  C.  Wittstein.  Leipzig:  Gressner  & 
Schramm,  1880.    Price,  per  part,  2  marks. 
The  natural  history  of  Cajus  Plinius  Secundus.  Translated  into  German,  with  the 
addition  of  notes.     By  Prof.  Dr.  G.  C.  Wittstein. 
The  work  of  the  elder  Pliny  has  been  translated  into  most  European  languages, 
an  attention  which  it  deserved  already  on  account  of  the  great  variety  of  subjects 
comprehended  by  it,  and  because  of  its  influence  exerted  upon  the  views  lield  during 
the  middle  ages.  The  excellent  translation  by  Prof.  Wittstein,  of  which  we  have 
received  one  part,  is  accompanied  by  critical  and  historical  notes  which  will  be 
valued  by  most  readers.  The  work  is  to  be  published  in  about  12  parts,  each  con- 
taining 1 60  pages. 
A  Manual  of  Minor  Surgery  and  Bandaging.  By  Christopher  Heath,  F.R.C.S., 
Surgeon  to  University  College  and  Holme  Professor  of  Clinical  Surgery  in  Uni- 
versity College,  London,  etc.  6th  Edition.  Revised  and  enlarged,  with  115  illus- 
trations.    Philadelphia:  Lindsay  &c  Blakiston,  1880     Pp.  342.     Price  ^2. 
This  work  is  not  intended  for  the  pharmacist,  but  was  written  withe  the  primary 
object  in  view  to  offer  to  young  surgeons,  holding  the  responsible  post  of  house- 
surgeon  in  hospitals  and  dispensaries,  some  hints  in  the  treatment  of  the  numerous 
accidents  and  emergencies  daily  coming  under  their  care.  The  illustrations  of  appa- 
ratus, instruments  and  operations  are  like  the  text,  clear  and  instructive,  and  will  be 
found  well  adapted  for  the  wants  of  the  student  in  surgery.  The  book  contains 
also,  61  formulas  selected  from  the  pharmacopoeias  of  the  various  London  hospitals. 
A  Nenv  School  Physiology.    By  Richard  J.  Dunglison,  A.M.,  M.D.  Philadelphia: 
Poiter  &  Coates.     Pp.  314. 
We  believe  that  this  work  is  well  calculated  to  fulfill  its  object  of  imparting  to  the 
young  a  knowledge  of  the  general  structure  of  the  body  so  as  to  enable  them  to  be 
watchful  in  regard  to  the  laws  of  health,  which  must  naturally  be  studied  in  con- 
nection with  physiology.  The  concise  descriptions,  shorn  of  many  of  the  technical 
terms;  the  frequent  comparisons  with  the  anatomy  and  physiology  of  other  animals 
