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TRANSACTIONS OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY. 
CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACY. 
Professor Redwood said lie would not trouble the meeting with a lengthened 
report with reference to his class. He could speak favourably of the general 
conduct of the pupils, and their attendance and diligence had been quite satisfac¬ 
tory, but, on the whole, the value of the answers furnished at the examination 
had not been quite equal to those of former years. 
The questions and awards were as follows:— 
1. What is the specific gravity of a liquid, the weight of 1 fluid ounce of which is 500 
grains ? 
2. What is the latent heat of the vapour of water at the following temperatures re¬ 
spectively, namely, 112°, 212°, and 312°? 
3. What is the specific heat of Mercury in relation to water taken as 1-000? 
4. What is the best method of obtaining Phosphorus in a pulverulent or finely gra¬ 
nulated state ? 
5. If 3 drops of essential oil of pimento, or 3 grains of camphor, or 5 grains of mercu¬ 
rial ointment, were ordered to be made into a pill, how, in each of these cases, 
w T ould you give to the substance ordered the pilular consistence ? 
G. Describe the condition in which Bismuth exists in nature ; the process by which it is 
obtained as commercial Bismuth ; the impurities frequently present in the metal 
as met with in commerce; and the best means of freeing it from these im¬ 
purities. 
7. Describe the Pharmacopoeia process for the preparation of Arseniate of Iron. 
8. Give a sketch of the principal methods by which artificial alkaloids have been 
obtained. 
Medal .Alfred R. Hall. 
Certificate of Merit .Frank Oldfield. 
„ .Francis C. Clayton. 
BOTANY AND MATERIA MEDICA. 
Professor Bentley said that he had, as on all previous occasions, a most satis¬ 
factory report to make of the class of Materia Medica and Botany. He found 
that no less than seventy-three students had been in attendance during the 
last session; which fact was in itself substantial evidence of the desire that 
existed, throughout the country, among Pharmaceutical students for educa¬ 
tion ; and it must be most gratifying to those who had, through good report 
and evil report, maintained the educational resources of the Pharmaceutical 
Society. It was now universally admitted that the future position of the stu¬ 
dents of Pharmacy, in this country, must depend upon their receiving an 
education suitable to their professional calling. Professor Bentley said he could 
also speak generally of the good conduct, diligence, and progress of the students, 
both at the Pharmaceutical Society and at the Royal Botanic Gardens. He 
then referred to the Terminal Prize Examination: at this, ten candidates pre¬ 
sented themselves, all of whom passed with credit, and six obtained distinctions, 
of which they might justly be proud, for they had fairly and honourably 
gained them. The two first candidates.were so nearly equal, that the Council, 
at his recommendation, had awarded a medal to each ; and most worthy were 
they both to be placed in the list of those students who had in former years 
gained the same distinctions as themselves. 
The questions for the written examination were as follows :— 
1. Describe the different kinds of Prosenchyma; and mention the plants, and parts of 
plants, in which they are respectively found. 
2. What are the distinctive characters between roots and stems? Define the following: 
—Epiphyte, Parasite, Bulb, Corm, Tuber, and Rhizome. 
