Decennial Index, 1881 — 1890. 
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FIREWEED. See Epilobium. 
FLANNELS, ABSORBENT, 87, 178. 
MERCURIAL, 89, 611. 
FLASH POWDER, preparation, 88, 
245. 
FLAX, influence of retting upon fish- 
life, 82, 480. 
— FIBRES, microscopical characteris- 
tics, 84, 222. 
FLAXSEED, ash, 81, 552— mucilage, 
substitute for gum arable, 88, 406, 
90, 615 — value of crushed and ex- 
pressed, 84, 551. 
— GROUND, adulteration, 89, 167, 204 
—yield of oil, 87, 286, 89, 442— 
attacked by mites, 90, 587. 
FLAVESCIN, indicator in alkali- 
metry, 81, 60. 
FLEMINGIA congesta— F. rhodo- 
CARPA, yield waras (Kamala), 84, 
4^23, 424. 
FLINDERIA maculosa, gum, 90, 
461. 
FLOR de encina de puebla (catkins 
of quercns), 85, 555. 
— de NiEVE,Gentiana calyculata, use 
in Mexico, 85, 601. 
— de NOCHE BUENA, Euphorbla pul- 
cherrima, uses in Mexico, 85, 555. 
— de San Juan, Bouvardia longiflora, 
use in Mexico, 85, 555. 
— de Santiago, Amaryllis formosis- 
sima, emetic, 85, 555. 
— de Santo Domingo, Gentiana caly- 
culata, use in Mexico, 85, 601. 
FLOUR, estimation of ergot, 82, 
225 — contains copper, 82, 371 — 
alkaloid in old flour, 86, 610— lead, 
poisoning from, 88, 148, 90, 587 
— use in burns (oatmeal), 88, 27. 
FLOURENCIA thurifera, products 
and use, 86, 126. 
FLOWERS, blue and red coloring 
matters, 88, 599, 637— nature of 
colors, 81, 255— fertilization by in- 
sects, etc., 86, 398. 
FLUID ERGOT. See Ergota, fluid. 
FLUID EXTRACTS. See Extracts, 
fluid and Extr actum. 
FLUORESCEIN, properties, 81, 223. 
FLUORESCENCE destroyed, 89, 
132 
FLUORIDES, use, 86, 547. 
FLUORINE, free, in fluorspars, 81, 
398. 
FLY BITES, remedy, 87, 607. 
FLY WATER, preparation, 85, 292. 
FOG-FRUIT, Lippia nodiflora, use in 
Mexico, 85, 333. 
FOOD, adulteration, 85, 526, 90, 361 
—artificial for infants, 84, 278— 
antiseptics, 90, 363 — canned, pres- 
ence of tin, 84, 2'>9, 550, 580— 
national legislation, 90, 312 — natu- 
ral, of man, 81, 86— preserved by 
boric acid, injurious, 84, 597 ; also 
salicylic acid, 84, 2H8. 
— PLANTS of Japan, 84, 529 — of In- 
dians, 88, 593, 89, 4, 556, 90, 281, 
598. 
— SUBSTANCES, Koulg's chart, 83, 587. 
FOREST culture in the West, 81, 
473 — convention, 82, 94 — efi"ects of 
removing from the mountains, 82, 
82. 
— WOOL, account, microscopical char- 
acter and adulteration, 85, 99. 
FORMALDEHYDE and its conden- 
sation, 86, 440. 
FORMOSE, preparation and proper- 
ties, 86, 440. 
I FORMULARY, desirability of an un- 
j officinal, 84, 173. 
I — British Unofficinal, 86, 519, 88, 
516, 90, 153. 
— Pennsylvania Unofficinal, 86, 
361, 464. 
— Philadelphia Hospital, 88, 313, 
371, 423. 
— United States, 86, 506. 
— National, 88, 320, 382. 
FORSYTHIA suspensa, glucoside, 
87, 265. 
FOUQUIERA SPLENDENS, analysis, 
85, 81. 
! FRANCE, pharmaceutical study, 81, 
525, 82, 469 — pharmacy in the 
academies, 83, 158 — pharmaceuti- 
cal legislation, 86, 462. 
FRANGULA compared to cascara 
SAGRADA, 87, 570 — constituents, 
88, 515 — Southern representative, 
89, 553— in toothache, 90, 16— 
poisoning by berries, 86, 252. 
FRANGULIN, preparation, 90, 127. 
FRANKENIA grandifolia, histology, 
82, 514. 
FRANKLIN Institute, av^^ard of 
medals, 89, 51. 
ERASER A Walteri, constituents, 81, 
I 280— yellow principle, 81, 508— 
i American representative of calum- 
I ba, 89, 554. 
FRAXINUS AMERICANA, description, 
analysis of bark, etc., 82, 282, 86, 
117, 370— alkaloid, 82, 99. 
— EXCELSIOR, constituents of leaves, 
83, 371. 
— viRiDTs, use in Mexico, 85, 556. 
FREEZING, mixture with carbon 
dioxide, 89, 177 — action on col- 
loidal solutions, 90, 514 — eff'ects 
