498    Meetings  of  State  Pharmaceutical  Associations. '  A,Vept^SLa rtu 
than  by  slips.1  In  making  the  layers  the  stems  are  laid  on  the 
ground  and  covered  with  only  a  little  earth.  From  these  prostrate 
stems  numerous  erect  shoots  arise.  It  is  found  that  quick  growing- 
trees  must  not  be  used  as  supports,  as  these  are  apt  to  break  the 
cubeb  stems  by  their  rapid  growth.  When  raised  from  seed  the 
young  plants  are  germinated  in  pots  in  the  shade  or  under  glass, 
but  when  the  leafy  stems  are  developed  they  are  planted  out  in  the 
full  light,  although  the  plant  is  a  native  of  the  bushy  woods.  The 
cubeb  plant  does  not  afford  a  large  yield  of  fruit. — Pharm.  Jour, 
and  Trans.,  Aug.,  1892. 
MEETINGS  OF  STATE  PHARMACEUTICAL 
ASSOCIATIONS. 
The  Arkansas  Association  of  Pharmacists  convened  at  its  tenth  annual 
meeting  at  Fort  Smith,  June  21,  President  Shendal  in  the  chair,  and  listened 
to  an  address  from  the  president  and  to  the  reports  of  officers  and  committees. 
The  subjects  of  the  papers  read  were  :  Process  for  tincture  of  opium,  by  J.  A. 
Ginochio  :  English  and  American  calomel,  by  J.  M.  Anderson  ;  Pharmaceuti- 
cal notes,  by  W.  W.  Kerr,  and  J.  W.  Beidelman  ;  and  identification  of  the 
ordinary  drugs  and  chemicals,  by  E.  T.  Mitchell.  J.  W.  Morton,  Fort  Smith, 
was  elected  president;  J.  W.  Beidelman,  Little  Rock,  secretary;  and  J.  A. 
Jungkind,  Little  Rock,  Treasurer.  The  next  meeting  will  convene  at  Little' 
Rock,  the  date  to  be  announced  hereafter. 
The  Colorado  State  Pharmacal  Association  assembled  at  its  third  annual 
meeting  at  Denver,  August  4,  and  was  welcomed  by  Mayor  Rogers.  President 
Ford  read  an  address  ;  the  various  officers  and  committees  presented  their 
reports,  and  papers  were  read  on  adulterations  and  sophistications  by 
Nich.  Anderson  ;  on  antiseptics,  germicides,  disinfectants  and  deodorizers, 
by  C.  D.  Lippincott,  and  on  the  chemical  resources  of  Colorado.  FL  M 
AVhelpley,  C.  S.  Hallberg,  J.  P.  Remington  and  J.  M.  Maisch  were  elected 
honorary  members.  J.  W.  Turrell,  Longmont,  was  elected  president  ;  J.  F 
Feezer,  Greeley,  treasurer,  and  Felix  A.  Lyneman,  Denver,  secretary.  The 
next  place  of  meeting,  date,  and  local  secretary  will  be  named  by  the  execu- 
tive committee. 
The  Iowa  Pharmaceutical  Association  met  in  Davenport  at  its  thirteenth 
annual  meeting,  June  14.  The  usual  routine  business,  the  president's  address, 
reports  of  officers  and  committees,  examination  of  the  work  done  by  students 
in  pharmacy,  and  discussions  on  practical  pharmaceutical  matters,  claimed  the 
attention  of  the  meeting.  The  officers  elected  are  :  T.  W.  Ruete,  Dubuque, 
president ;  Dr.   Rosa  Upson,   Marshalltown,  secretary  ;  and  J.  H.  Webb,  De 
T  This  is  perhaps  more  easily  understood  when  it  is  stated  that  the  cubeb  is 
a  climbing  plant  attaching  itself  to  its  support  by  roots  which  are  formed 
near  each  leaf  base,  and  one  side  of  the  stem,  as  in  ivy. — E.  M.  H. 
