76 POWDERED VEGETABLE DRUGS 



methods some system should be observed in the procedure. It is 

 suggested that the following report card be used in the microscopical 

 examination of powdered drugs and spices. 



REPORT BLANK 



No 



Label 



Sample received Sample examined 



Condition of wrappings and seals 



Organoleptic Tests 



Consistency or Feel 



Color 



Odor : 



Taste 



Adjunct Tests 



Ash per cent. 



Acid-insoluble ash per cent. 



Sand (beaker test) per cent. 



Special tests 



Microscopical findings 



Conclusions . 



Analyst. 



The following is a report of analysis filled out according to the 

 report card: 



No.: 6432. 



Label: Broken Senna, U. S. P., John Smith & Co., Kalamazoo, 



Michigan. 



Sample received: Aug. 15, 1912. Sample examined, Aug. 20, 1912. 

 Conditions of wrappings and seals: Good. 



Organoleptic tests 



Consistency or Feel: Dry, gritty, sandy, dirty. 

 Color: Not abnormal. 

 Odor: Senna-like. 

 Taste: Sandy, gritty. 



Adjunct tests 



Ash: 19.6 per cent. 



Acid-insoluble: 9.4 per cent. 



Sand (beaker test) : sand and small pebbles 9 per cent. 



