INTRODUCTORY AND EXPLANATORY. 



AnnREvrATioNS have as far as possible been avoided, but in the Tabular 

 Summary limited space has necessitated the adoption of a few, thus : 



A (after name of substance) = 



Alkaloid. 

 acet. = Acetic acid. 

 ac. eth. = Acetic ether. 

 alcl. = Alcohol. 

 alk. = Alkali. 

 alkd. = Alkaloid. 

 AmHo=Amraonia hydrate, 

 amorphs. = Amorphous. 

 B (after name of substance) = Bitter 



principle, i.e., amar'oid. 



bz. or benz.=benzene (coal-tar 

 benzene, CgHu, or benzol). 



be. (in lead acetate column) = 

 Basic. 



bn. = Brown. 



bl. = Blue. 



CSo=:carbon bisulphide. 



Cfm. or CHCl3 = Chloroform. 



crys.=:Crystals or crystalline. 



df. or difif. = Difficultly. 



eth.=Ether. 



G (after name of [ substance) = 



Glucoside. 

 G.-d. (after name of substance) = 



Glucoside derivative. 

 gn. = Green, 

 insol. = Insoluble. 

 M.P. = Melting point. 

 ndls. = Needles. 

 nl.= Neutral, 

 p. (in colour test column, etc.) = 



Purple, 

 pp. = Precipitate, 

 petr. e. = Petroleum ether. 



phos.-molyb. = Phospho-molybdic 



acid, 

 r. or rd. = Eed. 

 sol. = Soluble. 

 soln. = Solution, 

 turp. = Turpentine. 

 V. or vlt. = Violet. 

 volat. = Volatile, 

 w. or wh. = White, 

 y., yl., or yel. = Tellow. 

 00 =Miscible in all proportions. 

 ->«' = Changing or changes to. 



