EDITORIAL. 
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The  conrse  is  annual,  and  the  students  attend  during  the  winter  session 
lectures  on,  1,  pharmacy;  2,  the  first  part  of  phytocheraistry  and  chemical 
pharmacognosy  ;  3,  the  first  part  of  analytical  chemistry  ;  4,  stoechiometry; 
5,  experimental  natural  philosophy;  6,  botanical  pharmacognosy;  7, 
zoology;  8,  inorganic  chemistry  and  stoechiometry;  9,  pharmaceutical 
materia  medica,  (Waarenkunde).  There  are  also  held  examinations  and 
repetitions,  and  practical  instruction  is  given  in  pharmaceutical  and 
analytical  chemistry  under  the  supervision  of  the  director  and  his  assis- 
tant. 
During  the  summer  session  the  following  branches  are  taught :  1,  gene- 
ral chemistry  ;  2,  the  second  part  of  phytochemistry  and  chemical  pharm- 
acognosy ;  3,  zoochemistry  ;  4,  the  second  part  of  analytical  chemistry  ;  5, 
forensic  chemistry  ;  6]  mineralogy  and  geognosy  ;  7,  general  botany  com- 
bined with  botanical  excursions  ;  8,  systematic  botany  and  practical  analy- 
sis of  plants  ;  9,  history  of  chemistry  and  pharmacy  ;  10,  examinations, 
repetitions  and  practical  instruction  in  the  laboratory.  The  students 
may  attend  other  lectures  or  leave  out  a  portion  of  the  above  to  attend 
at  a  third  or  fourth  session. 
After  completing  the  annual  course,  the  students  have  more  time  to 
devote  to  the  laboratory,  to  examinations  and  repetitions  ;  candidates 
usually  enter  well  prepared  upon  the  final  examination  after  three 
sessions.  Besides  the  use  of  the  university  library,  the  students  will  find 
rich  and  well  selected  collections  of  drugs,  minerals,  pharmaceutical 
and  chemical  preparations. 
The  new  Austkian  Pharmacopceia. — This  new  codex  is  written  in  the 
Latin  language  and  does  not  contain  the  German  names  of  the  drugs  and 
preparations.  The  gramme  weight  has  been  introduced  in  place  of  the 
ounce  and  pound,  which  must  be  regarded  as  an  acceptable  step  towards 
a  more  general  uniformity,  since  the  Austrian  apothecaries  have  had  occa- 
sion to  observe  that  the  introduction  of  this  weight  into  the  pharmacy  of 
north  Germany  has  proved  much  easier  than  had  been  previously  sup- 
posed. 
In  regard  to  the  nomenclature,  the  collective  divisions,  such  as  roots, 
leaves,  flowers,  &c.,  have  been  discontinued  ;  the  name  of  the  article  is  now 
given  in  alphabetical  order,  which  is  followed  by  the  botanical  name, 
natural  order,  habitat,  and  the  officinal  part  of  the  plant,  for  instance  : 
Calamus,  Acorus  Calarmis,  Linn.,  pianta  perennis,  in  Asia  indigena,  nun- 
cin.  .  .  Aroideae,  Rhizoma  (Radix  Acori,  Rad.  Calami  aromatici) ;  this 
is  followed  by  the  description,  and  finally  the  preparations  are  mentioned 
into  which  the  drug  enters. 
The  nomenclature  of  chemical  preparations  remains  unchanged,  except 
that  the  names  of  the  alkalies,  alkaline  and  true  earths  have  been  substi- 
tuded  by  the  names  of  the  elements  ;  magnesia  is  magnesium  hydrico- 
oxydatum. 
