Excerpt from An Anatomical Atlas of Vegetable Powders: Designed as an Aid to the Microscopic Analysis of Powdered Foods and Drugs During the past few years the anatomy of drug and the microscopical characters of powdered drugs and food-substances have attracted constantly increasing attention in this and other countries; and such studies now occupy an important place in the educational curriculum of pharmacists and analysts both in Europe and in America. The works that deal with these subjects are few in number, and differ considerably in their treatment of the matter and in the character of the illustrations that form an indispensable accompaniment, but an atlas dealing with vegetable powders from an essentially practical point of view, provided with clear and accurate illustrations, and published at a price within the means of every student, was still a desideratum. We therefore willingly accepted the invitation of the Editor of the Pharmaceutical Journal to prepare a series of articles on the subject for insertion at intervals in the Journal. These articles have formed the basis of our "Anatomical Atlas of Vegetable Powders," which, however, has been rendered more complete by the addition of a number of drugs not treated of in the Pharmaceutical Journal. Our thanks are due to the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society, and to the Editor of the Pharmaceutical Journal, not only for permission to reprint the articles published, but also for the unfailing courtesy which has been extended to us. The subject matter has been divided into convenient sections, each of which is preceded by a brief discussion of the general structure of the drugs belonging to it. The anatomy of each individual drug is described, and the description followed by the enumeration in italics of the principal diagnostic characters. On the opposite page there will be found an illustration, in which the anatomical elements of the powder, especially those that serve to distinguish it from other powders, are reproduced with the greatest possible accuracy. The letters, etc., used in the illustration, together with their explanations, are arranged below it; in alphabetical order. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.