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2.  — Describe  the  occurrence  of  Sulphur  in  nature.  In  what  forms  is  Sulphur 
found  in  the  shops?  Give  the  officinal  names  of  these  several  varieties.  To 
what  impurities  are  these  liable? 
3.  — Give  a  typical  formula  for  an  officinal  fluid  extract.  State  why  the  pro- 
cess of  evaporating  the  weak  percolate  to  a  soft  extract  is  preferred  to  the 
former  method  of  adding  the  evaporated  liquid  to  the  reserved  portion. 
4.  — How  does  the  descending  axis  of  Monocotyledonous  and  Dicotyledonous 
plants  usually  differ  in  structure  and  development  ?  Briefly  describe  the  chief 
distinctive  characteristics  of  the  ascending  axis,  and  leaves  of  the  Monocotyle- 
dons and  Dicotyledons. 
In  Operative  Pharmacy  the  students  were  required  to  prepare  Syrupus  Ferri 
iodidi  and  Unguentum  Hydrargyri  nitratis. 
The  re  examination  of  those  junior  students  who  failed  in  the  February  ex- 
amination in  one  or  more  branches  will  be  held  on  Friday  afternoon,  Septem- 
ber 30th,  at  3  o'clock. 
The  examination  of  the  senior  students  took  place  from  Saturday  afternoon, 
February  26th,  until  Thursday,  March  3,  operative  pharmacy  and  chemical 
analysis  being  the  subjec  s  reserved  for  the  last  day. 
A.  — Senega  root. — Give  the  botanical  name,  the  natural  order,  and  the  habitat 
of  the  plant.  Describe  the  drug,  explain  its  structural  characteristics,  and 
state  how  it  may  be  distinguished  from  false  Senega,  sometimes  seen  in  the 
market.  Name  the  principal  constituents  of  the  drug  and  give  the  percentage 
of  the  acrid  principle.  What  are  the  medical  properties  of  Senega,  and  in 
what  doses  is  it  given  ? 
B.  — Jalap. — Give  the  botanical  name,  the  natural  order,  and  the  habitat  of 
the  plant.  Describe  the  drug  and  explain  its  structure.  What  percentage  of 
resin  should  it  contain  ?  State  the  behavior  of  this  resin  to  simple  solvents, 
and  to  chemical  solvents.  How  would  you  distinguish  it  from  the  resins  of 
false  Jalaps  ?   Give  the  medicinal  dose  of  Jalap  and  of  the  resin. 
C.  — Broom. — Give  the  pharmacopceial  name  of  the  drug;  also  the  botanical 
name,  the  natural  order,  the  habitat,  and  the  officinal  part  of  the  plant.  De- 
scribe the  drug,  and  give  its  medical  properties,  and  its  dose.  What  important 
principles  does  it  contain  ? 
D.  — Mezereon. — Name  the  plant  or  plants  yielding  it ;  also  the  natural  order, 
and  the  habitat.  Describe  the  physical  characters  of  the  drug,  and  its  structure. 
What  constituents  have  been  obtained  from  it?  Which  of  the  constituents  is 
acrid  ?    Give  the  medical  properties  of  the  drug,  and  its  dose. 
E.  —Staranise. — Name  the  plant  and  the  natural  order,  the  habitat,  and  the 
part  used.  Describe  the  drug,  stating  also  the  relative  weight  of  its  different 
parts,  and  the  proportion  of  volatile  oil  yielded  by  these  parts.  Name  some 
other  drugs  or  plants,  yielding  volatile  oils  chemically  identical  with  that  of 
staranise. 
specimens. 
Santonica. 
Lobelia. 
Lavandula. 
Aqua  Anisi.  Acidum  Sulphurosum. 
Liquor  Ferri  chloridi.  Potassii  chloras. 
Spirit.  iEther.  nitrosi.  Magnesii  sulphas. 
Syrupus  Zingiberis. 
MATERIA  MEDICA  AND  BOTANY. 
F. — Flaxseed. — Name  the  plant,  and  the  natural  order.  Give  a  description 
of  the  drug,  and  explain  its  structural  characteristics.    Name  its  important 
