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gentleman to whom the medal had been awarded, and who had already- 
received one similar mark of distinction that evening, had obtained 33 marks 
out of 34 in the viva voce examination, and 88 out of 100 in the written one. 
This was an unusual degree of success, for it was very rarely that the successful 
student obtained more than 80 marks, and he congratulated the Council and 
the profession on having so distinguished a pupil joining their ranks, for he 
was sure he would in his future career not only reflect honour on his alma 
mater, but upon the profession wdiich he had adopted. The gentleman to 
whom the certificate of honour had been awarded was also deserving of very 
high commendation, and the same might be said of those who had obtained 
certificates of merit. 
The followdng w r ere the questions for the written examination :— 
1. Describe the structure of pitted, spiral, annular, reticulated, scalariform, and lati- 
ciferous vessels; and mention the plants, and parts of plants, in which they 
are respectively found. 
2. Describe the structure of the leaves of Dicotyledonous plants (both aerial and sub¬ 
mersed) ; and state the characteristic distinctions between the leaves of Mono- 
cotyledonous, Dicotyledonous, and Acotyledonous plants. 
3. Define the following terms:—Node, peltate, decurreut, fascicle, conduplicate, cir- 
cinate, equitant, crenate, pinnatifid, palmatifid, retuse, lanceolate, obcordate, 
pinnate, biternate, and phyllode. 
4. What is the structure of the carpel? Enumerate and explain the different kinds 
of placentation. 
5. Describe the method by which Opium is procured. State the characters of good 
Opium, and enumerate the officinal preparations into which it enters as an in¬ 
gredient. 
6. Mention the botanical and geographical sources of Myrrh. Describe its physical 
and chemical characteristics, the substances used to adulterate it, and the means 
of detecting such adulterations. 
7. Enumerate the officinal plants of the Euphorbiacese, and mention the parts or pro¬ 
ducts of each which are directed to be employed in the British Pharmacopoeia. 
Describe the physical and chemical characteristics of Kamala, and state its pro¬ 
perties, uses, and doses. 
8. Describe the physical and chemical characters of the seed and bark of Strychnos 
Nux-vomica. Mention the characters by which the latter may be distinguished 
from Cusparia Bark. 
9. Give the essential characters of the following Natural Orders:—Cruciferae, Urnbel- 
liferae, Rosaceae, Labiatae, Polygonaceae, and Orchidaceae. 
VIVA VOCE EXAMINATION. 
Besides the above questions, the following plants were submitted to the 
several competitors, who were required to name them, to state the Natural 
Orders to which they belonged, to mention their properties, and to describe 
any peculiarity they might present worthy of notice :— 
Aconitum Napellus—Delphinium Staphysagria—Sinapis alba—Sinapis nigra—Ra- 
phanus sativus—Althaea officinalis—Ruta graveolens—Coriandrum sativum—iEthusa 
Cynapium — Conium maculatum—Chaerophyllum temulentum—Epilobium angusti- 
folium—Valeriana officinalis—Knautia arvensis—Inula Helenium—Pyrethrum Parthe- 
nium—Artemisia Absinthium—Tanacetum vulgare—Datura Stramonium—Nicotiana 
rustica—Hyoscyamus niger—Atropa Belladonna—Solanum Dulcamara—Solanum ni¬ 
grum—Gentiana species—Symphytum officinale—Anchusa tinctoria—Borago officinalis 
—Digitalis purpurea—Verbascum Thapsus—Marrubium vulgare — Lavandula vera— 
Funkia ovata—Veratrum nigrum. 
The medal and certificates were awarded as follows :— 
Medal . 
Certificate of Honour... 
Certificates of Merit ... 
Hermann Woolley. 
John Scoley Battle. 
Joseph Bemrose. 
William Foster. 
