Book Review

Wolfgang Schneider: Lexikon Alchemistisch-Pharmazeutischer Symbole. 140 pp. with 1 folding-out plate. Cloth bound; 1962. Verlag Chemie GmbH., Weinheim-Bergstr., Germany. DM 14.-. Scientific Tables. Diem, K. (Editor). Sixth Edition. Documenta. Geigy, Geigy Pharmaceuticals, Ardsley, N.Y. 778 pp. (plus supplementary leaflets in back pocket). 1962. Gratis(?). A Selected Guide To The Literature On The Flowering Plants Of Mexico. (Mrs.) Ida Kaplan Langman (Univ. of Pennsylvania). 1016 pp. $ 25.-. University of Pennsylvania Press, 3729 Spruce Str., Philadelphia, Pa. A Syllabus Of Medical History. By Fred. B. Rogers. M. D. XIV, 111 pp., 30 figs.; 1962. No price given. Paper bound. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, Massachusetts. Sister M. Mariel, G.S.A.: Outline Of Pharmacology And Therapeutics. XVI, 291 pp., 22 figs., 4 tabs.; 1963. $ 12.50. Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Springfield (Illinois), USA Prof. Giuliana Fassina: Lezioni Di Farmacognosia. Droghe Vegetali-. CEFAM Casa Editrice Dott. Antonio Milam, Pad ova, Italia. VIII, 367 pp., 64 figs., 8 tabs.; 1965. Lit 4.500. Proteins: Their Chemistry And Politics. Aaron M. Altschul. Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, 404 Park Ave. South, New York 16, N.Y. XIII + 337 pp., many figs, and tabs. Published January 8, 1965; $ 7.50. Alexopoulos, Constantine J.: Introductory Mycology. 2nd ed., XVIII, '613 pp., 194 figs.; 1962. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Glen House, Stag Place, London S.W. 1. sh 84/-. Algae and Man. Edited by Daniel F. Jackson. Lectures presented at the NATO Advanced Study Institute, July 22-August 11, 1962, Louisville, Kentucky. Plenum Press, 227 W. 17tb St., New York, N.Y. 10011. X, 434 pp., many figs, and tables; 1964 $ 14.50. Afrikanische Heilpflanzen Plantes medicinales africaines African Medicinal Plants. Acta Tropica, Supplementum 8: XI, 334 pp., 4 maps, 9 photos; 1964. Verlag für Recht und Gesellschaft AG., Bundesstrasse 15, 4054 Basel, Schweiz. Cloth bound. Sfr. 90.- The Intelligent MAN'S Guide To Science. Isaac Asimov. 2 volumes. Vol. 1: Physical Sciences, XIV, 386 pp.; I960. Vol. II: The Biological Sciences, VIII, 466 pp.; 1960. Total 219 illustrations. (Both volumes packed in cardboard case). Basic Books, Inc., New York, N.Y.; $ 15.