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green parts ; and show the practical applications which arise from a knowledge of 
such changes. 
.5. Enumerate the officinal plants of the Order Composite. Describe the botanical cha¬ 
racters of the dowers of Anthemis nob ills; and state how they may be distin¬ 
guished from those of Matricaria Chamomilla and Matricaria Parthenium. 
U. What are the distinctive characteristics of Monkshood and Horseradish roots? Give 
the botanical names of the plants which yield them, the Natural Orders to which 
they respectively belong, and state their properties and the sources of their ac¬ 
tivity. 
7. Describe the physical characteristics of annulated, striated, and undulated Ipecacu¬ 
anhas ; mention their botanical and geographical sources, and to what alkaloid or 
other substances their medicinal properties are due. 
£. Give the essential characters of the following Natural Orders, and enumerate the offi¬ 
cinal plants which they respectively contain :—Ranunculaceae, Papaveracese, Rosa- 
ceas, Cucurbitacece, Scrophulariacese, Euphorbiaceae, Liliaceae, and Graminaceae. 
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 respectively belonged, to mention their medical and economic pro¬ 
perties, and to describe any peculiarity they might present worthy of notice :— 
Aconitum ferox—Actaea spicata—Althaea officinalis—Epitobium angustifolium—Ec- 
balium officinarum—Chaerophyllum temulum—Coriandrum sativum—Centranthus ru¬ 
ber—Tanacetum vulgare—Anthemis nobilis—Matricaria Chamomilla—Origanum vul- 
gare—Lavandula vera—Marrubium vulgare—Gentiana asclepiadea—Solanum nigrum— 
Hyoscyamus niger—Symphytum officinale—Polygonum Bistorta—Fagopyrum esculen- 
tum-—Mercurialis annua—Veratrum nigrum—-Crinum capense—Funkia ovata. 
The medal and certificates were awarded as follows:— 
Medal .Michael Carteighe. 
Certificates of Honour... John Watts. 
„ Charles Umney. 
Certificate of Merit .Jonathan Phillips. 
PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY. 
Dr. Attfield said, that although he could not speak from many years’ expe¬ 
rience in teaching Pharmaceutical students, he had had much experience with 
•chemical pupils, and he had never taught a class with so much pleasure as 
that which he had during the past year. As this was the first time for many 
years that a prize in Practical Chemistry had been given in the school, he would 
read the questions which had been submitted to competitors in this examination, 
and it would be seen that every one was essentially practical. Each of the com¬ 
petitors had answered all the questions, and deserved praise ; but the one who 
had been most successful, and who richly deserved the honours he had attained, 
was one who had been most popular with his fellow-students, and who had gained 
the Junior Bell Scholarship of the past session. Dr. Attfield then addressed 
himself to the prize-men of this and past sessions, and he asked them how they 
would sustain their position in the future, and prove themselves fair botanists 
and chemists so far as related to pharmacy. lie affirmed that pharmacy was 
not merely a trade, but that the large amount of knowledge required for its 
pursuit had gained it the position of a profession. * He asked them to sustain 
the true position of the profession. Dr. Attfield added, there were several stu¬ 
dents here for the first time; he would say one word to them. He would 
urge them not to attempt too much at once. He deprecated the cramming 
system altogether. Crammed knowledge was like crammed food, which, with- 
