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course  owes  its  activity  to  the  presence  of  a  volatile  acid  ?  Write  the  botanical 
name  and  natural  order  of  the  plant. 
EXAMINING  COMMITTEE. 
A— What  is  the  meaning  of  the  following  botanical  terms:  Polypetalous, 
Gamopetalous,  Apetalous  ?  Under  which  of  these  divisions  would  the  plants 
yielding  the  following  official  drugs  be  found  :  red  rose,  arnica,  elder,  kousso, 
calendula. 
B — Give  the  formula  for  nitric  acid.  Describe  three  tests  for  distinguishing 
it.  What  are  the  compounds  of  nitric  acid  with  the  metals  called  ?  Name  an 
official  salt  of  nitric  acid. 
C—  Give  the  weight  in  grams  of  each  ingredient  of  a  mixture  as  follows  : 
Half  a  liter  of  ether,  sp.  gr.  07255750  cubic  centimeters  of  alcohol,  sp.  gr.  o'820  ; 
two  liters  of  glycerin,  sp.  gr.  1*250;  five  deciliters  of  oil  of  turpentine,  sp.  gr. 
o-855  ;  and  100  cubic  centimeters  of  chloroform,  sp.  gr.  i'490.  Give  also  the 
total  weight  of  the  mixture,  expressed  metrically. 
D — (1)  What  is  Fowler's  Solution  ?  (2)  Give  its  official  name.  (3)  Give  its 
English  name.  (4)  How  is  it  made  ?  (5)  What  is  its  dose  expressed  in  apothe- 
caries' measure?  (6)  What  is  its  dose  expressed  metrically?  (7)  Name  two 
official  antidotes  for  this  solution.  (8,  9)  Give  the  method  of  preparing  each. 
(10)  Upon  what  does  the  efficiency  of  these  antidotes  depend? 
OPERATIVE  PHARMACY. 
On  Saturday,  March  3,  1894,  the  Junior  examination  in  operative  pharmacy 
was  held.  349  candidates  were  present.  The  work  exacted  was  the  making  of 
camphor  water,  ointment  of  red  mercuric  oxide,  and  granulated  sodium 
salicylate. 
SPECIMENS. 
At  the  final  examination  on  March  10th,  ten  specimens  representing  the  above 
branches  were  given  to  the  class  for  identification. 
SENIOR  EXAMINATION. 
The  examination  of  the  senior  class  for  the  degree  of  Graduate  in  Pharmacy, 
commenced  March  20th,  and  was  continued  until  March  27th.  The  following 
questions  were  submitted  to  each  candidate  : 
PHARMACY. 
A  --(i)  Express  in  figures  fifty-seven  cubic  meters,  fifty -seven  cubic  deci- 
meters, fifty-seven  cubic  centimeters,  fifty-seven  cubic  millimeters.  (2)  Having 
purchased  five  kilos  of  "  Gum  Opium,"  assaying  io-5  per  cent,  morphine,  I  find 
that  it  loses  twenty- five  per  cent,  of  moisture  on  drying.  How  much  morphine 
per  cent,  will  it  contain  when  dry  ?  (3)  How  many  pints  of  official  tincture  of 
opium  will  this  dried  opium  make?    (No  allowance  for  loss  in  powdering.) 
B — Give  the  unabbreviated  official  or  Latin  name,  ingredients,  brief  outline 
of  process,  and  describe  the  appearance  of :  Essence  of  spearmint,  spirit  of 
mindererus,  volatile  liniment,  carron  oil,  bay  rum,  blistering  cerate,  turpeth 
mineral  and  basilicon  ointment. 
C — Give  the  English  name,  ingredients,  brief  outline  of  process,  describe 
the  appearance  of :  Emulsum  chloroformi,  liquor  acidi  arsenosi,  infusum 
sennse  compositum,  syrupus  acidi  hydriodici,  tinctura  ipecacuanhae  et  opii, 
pilulae  phosphori,  pulvis  effervescens  compositus  and  confectio  sennas. 
