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The  re-examination  of  those  students  who  failed  in  the  February  exami- 
nation in  one  or  more  branches,  will  be  held  on  Tuesday  afternoon,  Sep- 
tember 29th,  at  3  o'clock. 
The  examination  of  the  Senior  students  was  commenced  on  Thursday, 
February  26.,  and  closed  on  Tuesday,  March  3,  with  the  practical  branches 
of  operative  pharmacy"  and  analytical  chemistry.  The  following  questions 
were  asked  : 
MATERIA  MEDIC  A  AND  BOTANY. 
A.  JRhatany  Root.  Give  the  botanical  names,  natural  order  and  habitat 
of  the  plants  yielding  Rhatan3\  Describe  the  drug  and  point  out  the  dis- 
tinguishing characters  of  the  officinal  varieties.  Give  the  constituents,  the 
medical  properties  and  the  dose. 
B.  Ty^fiwQ  Aconite  of  the  Pharmacopoeia;  name  the  plant,  its  natural 
order  and  habitat.  Describe  the  physical  characters  and  the  structure  of 
the  drug.  Give  the  approximate  per  centage  of  the  alkaloids,  and  name 
the  constituents.  What  are  the  medicinal  properties  and  the  dose  of  the 
drug? 
C.  Wild  Cherry.  Give  the  officinal  name  of  the  drug,  and  the  botanical 
name,  natural  order  and  liabitat  of  the  plant.  Describe  the  drug,  give  its 
constituents,  the  reaction  and  approximate  percentage  of  poisonous  princi- 
ple resulting  in  the  presence  of  water,  and  explain  the  difference  of  the 
drug  collected  in  spring  and  in  autumn.  What  are  the  medicinal  proper- 
ties and  dose? 
D.  [Jva  urtil.  Give  the  name,  natural  order  and  habitat  of  the  plant ; 
describe  the  drug,  name  the  constituents  and  state  which  of  these  po?sess  a 
bitter  taste,  and  to  which  the  diuretic  and  the  astringent  properties  are  due. 
Name  some  leaves  containing  the  same  principles. 
E.  Define  Conium  of  the  Pharmacopoeia,  and  give  the  name,  natural 
order  and  habitat  of  the  plant.  Describe  the  physical  characters  and  struct- 
ure of  the  drug  ;  give  the  approximate  percentage  of  alkaloids,  and  char- 
acterize these  briefly  as  to  their  physical  and  poisonous  properties.  What 
is  the  dose  of  Conium  and  how  is  it  distinguished  from  Anise? 
F.  Capsicum.  Give  the  name,  natural  order  and  habitat  of  the  plant, 
describe  the  drug  and  point  out  the  difference  in  size  and  shape  of  the  fruits 
of  other  species  ;  give  the  acrid  and  other  constituents,  the  medicinal  prop- 
erties and  dose  of  the  drug. 
G.  Stramonium  Seed.  Give  the  name,  natural  order  and  habitat  of  the 
plant,  describe  the  drug  and  its  internal  structure,  give  its  medicinal  prop- 
erties, dose  and  the  approximate  percentage  of  alkaloids,  also  a  distinguish- 
ing test  for  the  two  alkaloids. 
IT.  Define  Kamala  of  the  Pharniacapoeia,  and  give  tlie  name,  natural 
order  and  habitat  of  the  plant.  Describe  the  drug,  including  the  structure 
of  its  different  portions,  name  its  solvents,  constituents  and  the  amount  of 
ash  yielded,  and  give  its  medicinal  properties  and  dose. 
/.  Name  the  officinal  Ovmresins  of  the  UmbellifercE ;  give  for  each  the 
botanical  name,  and  habitat  of  the  plant,  and  briefly  describe  the  drug. 
Give  the  approximate  proportion  of  the  chief  constituents  and  state  which 
of  the  volatile  constituents  contain  sulphur,  and  which  are  free  from  it. 
K.  Spanish  Flies.  Give  the  name,  order,  habitat  and  mode  of  collection 
of  the  insect,  and  the  approximate  percentage  of  the  vesicating  principle, 
with  a  process  for  preparing  it.  In  what  respects  do  Chinese  blistering  flies 
differ  from  the  officinal  drug? 
THEORY  AND  PRACTICE  OF  PHARMACY. 
A.  Name  the  officinal  liquid,  of  which  25  grammes  measures  20  cc.  at 
4°C.    How  many  grains  of  mercury  will  a  bottle  hold  which  contains 
