-Am.  Jour.  Pharm 
April,  1900. 
•}    Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy. 
199 
BOTANY. 
F—{f)  What  is  the  proper  time,  generally  speaking,  for  the  collection  of 
each  of  the  following  for  medicinal  purposes  :  roots,  rhizomes,  leaves,  flowers, 
fruits  and  seeds?  State  your  reasons.  (2)  By  what  means  may  vegetable 
drugs  be  preserved  from  the  attacks  of  insects  ?  (3)  What  is  an  albumenous 
seed,  and  explain  what  is  meant  by  albumen.  (4)  What  is  a  composite  flower  ? 
Give  a  drug  example  and  indicate  by  means  of  a  diagram  the  different  parts  of 
such  a  flower.  (5)  Explain  all  the  steps  you  would  take  in  making  an  exami- 
nation of  a  powdered  drug,  first  for  identification  and  then  for  purity. 
G — (1)  Describe  Oxygen.  (2)  Give  its  symbol,  atomic  weight  and  valence. 
(3)  In  what  form  does  it  chiefly  occur  in  nature?  In  commerce?  (4)  How 
may  Oxygen  be  prepared?  (5)  What  is  Hydrogen  Peroxide?  (6)  Give  the 
percentage  of  Oxygen  required  by  the  U.S. P.  for  this  compound.  (7)  For 
what  purpose  is  it  used  in  the  arts  ?    In  medicine  ? 
H — (1)  Express  in  figures  the  following  metric  weights,  and  take  their  sum: 
Three  and  one-half  kilogrammes,  fifty-four  grammes,  ninety -five  centigrammes, 
eight  hundred  and  five  milligrammes.  (2)  How  many  grammes  of  diluted 
Acetic  Acid  (6  per  cent.)  may  be  made  from  3  kilogrammes  of  80  per  cent. 
Acetic  Acid  ?  (3)  If  a  proprietary  article  selling  at  $1  yields  a  profit  of  33^ 
per  cent.,  what  would  it  cost  and  what  percentage  of  profit  would  be  secured 
if  it  were  sold  at  a  "  cut  rate  "  of  80  cents  ? 
/— (1)  What  are  medicated  waters?  (2)  How  are  they  usually  prepared? 
(3)  What  is  the  advantage  of  using  steam  in  preparing  some  of  them?  (4) 
For  what  purpose  are  they  usually  employed  in  preparations?  (5)  Name  five 
official  waters,  giving  official  and  English  names. 
K—  (1)  Write  a  brief  account  (ten  or  twenty  lines)  of  the  uses  of  Acetic 
Acid  as  a  menstruum,  describing  its  advantages  and  its  limitations.  (2)  For 
what  classes  of  galenical  preparations  is  it  best  fitted  ? 
Determine  the  specific  gravity  of  the  liquid  in  the  bottle  labelled  "specific 
gravity  liquid  ;  "  put  all  calculations  on  the  sheet  of  paper,  with  your  name 
and  examination  number. 
COMMITTEE. 
OPERATIVE  PHARMACY. 
(1)  Specific  Gravity. 
(2)  Granulated  Salt. 
Ammonium  Chloride  
Purify,  granulate,  and  put  in  a  wide-mouth  bottle. 
20  gm. 
(3)  Mass  of  Mercury. 
Mercury  ...... 
Powd.  Glycyrrhiza  . 
Powd.  Althaea  .  .  . 
Honey  of  Rose  .  .  . 
Glycerin  
Put  in  a  walnut  box. 
10  drops 
6-6  gm. 
r  gm. 
5*  gm- 
5'  c.c. 
