AmAvrn:mo.IU1'}    Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  201 
G — (1)  To  what  group  of  metals  does  Calcium  belong  ?  (2)  Describe  Calx 
Chlorata  ;  give  an  account  of  its  preparation,  and  state  its  pharmaceutical 
and  technical  uses.  (3)  What  is  the  formula  of  Calcium  Carbide?  How  is  it 
formed  and  what  is  it  used  for  ?  Write  the  reaction  for  its  decomposition  by 
water. 
H—(i)  Describe  the  appearance  of  the  metal  Copper,  and  give  its  physical 
properties.  Mention  its  most  important  ores,  stating  their  composition.  (2) 
Mention  the  important  alloys  of  Copper.  (3)  Enumerate  the  analytical  tests 
by  which  Copper  salts  or  solutions  can  be  identified. 
/— (1)  Mention  the  most  important  forms  of  Carbon,  both  natural  and  arti- 
ficial. State  how  the  latter  are  produced.  (2)  Describe  the  official  varieties 
of  Carbon,  and  state  their  uses  in  the  arts.  (3)  What  are  the  chemical  differ- 
ences between  "coal  gas  "  and  "  water  gas  ?"    How  is  the  latter  made  ? 
K—{i)  Describe  the  metal  L,ead  and  state  how  it  is  obtained.  (2)  Give  the 
formulas  for  the  most  important  official  salts  of  this  metal.  (3)  What  is 
"white  lead,"  "  red  lead,"  litharge,  "  sugar  of  lead  ?"  (4)  In  what  other  pig- 
ments, if  any,  is  lead  contained  ? 
MATERIA  MEDICA. 
L — Solanacece. — (1)  Give  the  official  name,  botanical  origins,  habitats  and 
constituents  of  three  mydriatic  leaf  drugs  obtained  from  this  order.  (2)  De- 
fine the  term  mydriatic,  and  state  the  action  of  such  a  drug.  (3)  Give  official 
names  and  doses  of  the  salts  of  three  mydriatic  alkaloids. 
M— Strychnine. — (1)  Give  the  botanical  origins  and  habitats  of  the  seeds 
yielding  this  alkaloid.  (2)  From  what  source  is  it  obtained  commercially? 
(3)  Give  the  maximum  dose.  (4)  State  briefly  its  action  upon  the  gastrointes- 
tinal tract,  the  spinal  cord,  the  circulation  and  the  respiration. 
N—Rubiacecs. — (1)  Name  an  emetic  root  derived  from  this  order  and  the 
alkaloid  which  it  contains.  (2)  Name  a  febrifuge  bark  yielded  by  this  order. 
(3)  Under  what  names  is  it  official  and  what  are  the  pharmacopceial  re- 
quirements regarding  its  constituents  ?  (4)  State  its  habitat,  the  countries 
where  it  is  now  cultivated  and  the  manner  of  collection  of  the  cultivated  barks. 
(5)  Name  the  four  principal  alkaloids  yielded  by  it  and  state  the  ratio  of  their 
efficiency  as  antiperiodics. 
O — Coca. — (1)  State  the  botanical  origin,  habitat  and  natural  order.  (2) 
Name  the  two  varieties  and  state  which  is  preferred.  (3)  What  is  the  action  of 
this  drug  and  how  is  it  used  by  the  South  American  Indians  ?  (4)  Name  its 
principal  alkaloid  and  the  amount  present  in  the  dried  leaves  and  in  the  fresh 
leaves.  (5)  What  action  has  this  alkaloid  upon  the  pupil  of  the  eye  and  upon 
the  sensory  nerves  ?  (6)  What  quantity  is  a  safe  dose  ?  (7)  Name  the  similar 
synthetic  alkaloids  that  are  in  use. 
P— Botanical  Names. — Give  the  botanical  names  of  the  plants  yielding  the 
following,  viz.:  (1)  Nicotine.  (2)  Quebrachamine.  (3)  Narcotine.  (4)  Ese- 
rine.  (5)  Veratrine.  (6)  Sparteine.  (7)  Salicin.  (8)  Lupulin.  (9)  Digi- 
toxin.    (10)  Methyl  Salicylate. 
PHARMACOGNOSY. 
(1)  Identify  fifty  of  the  specimens  in  the  mixture  of  drugs,  giving  their 
pharmacopceial  names. 
