Am'M°ay?i893arm'}  Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations.  2$  I 
from  the  volatile  oil  of  anise  ?  Name  some  other  drugs  yielding  volatile 
oils  of  similar  composition. 
G — Quince  Seed — Name  the  plant  yielding  quince  seed,  and  describe  the 
drug.  In  what  manner  is  the  mucilage  stored  in  the  seed  ?  Give  the 
amount  of  mucilage  obtainable  from  quince  seed.  Name  some  other  seeds 
with  mucilage  stored  in  a  similar  manner.  Name  the  pharmacopceial  fruits 
and  seeds  (besides  quince)  procured  from  the  order  of  Rosaceae,  and  for  each 
give  the  name  of  the  parent  plant  and  the  main  constituents  of  the  drug. 
H — Fungi — Name  the  phamacopceial  drugs  of  the  class  of  Fungi. 
Describe  for  each,  briefly,  its  development ;  also  its  characteristic  appear- 
ance, as  met  with  in  commerce  ;  and  the  best  method  of  preservation.  Name 
the  supposed  medicinally  active  constituents  ;  and  give  the  medical  proper- 
ties and  doses  of  the  drugs. 
/ — Balsam  of  Peru  and  Balsam  of  Tolu — Give  for  each  of  these  drugs  the 
name  and  habitat  of  the  plant ;  the  mode  of  production  (in  outline)  ;  the 
characteristic  properties  ;  the  principal  constituents,  and  tests  for  detec- 
tion of  impurities. 
K — Describe  the  tests  you  would  apply  for  distinguishing  the  following 
principles  : 
(1)  Quinine  and  morphine  ; 
(2)  Strychnine  and  brucine  ; 
(3)  Resin  of  scammony  and  resin  of  jalap. 
How  would  you  detect  adulteration  of 
(4)  Powdered  tragacanth  with  starch,  and 
(5)  Powdered  acacia  with  dextrin. 
THEORY  AND  PRACTICE  OF  PHARMACY. 
A — How  is  official  Liquor  Acidi  Arseniosi  made  ?  If  Liquor  Acidi  Arsen- 
iosi  contains  thirty-seven  grains  of  Arsenious  Acid  in  eight  fluidounces,  what 
fraction  exactly  is  there  in  half  a  fluidrachm  ?  and  How  many  100  cc.  bottles 
will  be  required  to  hold  five  litres  of  the  above  solution  ? 
B — Give  the  unabbreviated  official  or  Latin  name,  ingredients,  brief  outline 
of  process,  and  a  description  of  the  appearance  of  Norwood's  Tincture  ; 
Basham's  Mixture  ;  Diachylon  Plaster  ;  Goulard's  Cerate  ;  Plummer's  Pills  ; 
Elixir  of  Vitriol  ;  Liver  of  Sulphur  and  Labarraque's  Solution. 
C—  Give  the  English  name,  ingredients,  brief  outline  of  process,  and  a 
description  of  the  appearance  of  Mistura  Chloroformi  ;  Liquor  Arsenii  et 
Hydrargyri  Iodidi  ;  Infusum  Digitalis  ;  Syrupus  Pruni  Virginianae  ;  Tinctura 
Cinchonas  Composita ;  Trochisci  Sodii  Bicarbonatis  ;  Acidum  Nitrohydro- 
chloricum  and  Vinum  Rhei. 
D — Describe  the  processes  for  preparing  Pyroxylin,  and  Glacial  Acetic 
Acid.   Give  the  official  name  of  each,  and  state  the  uses  and  properties  of  each. 
E — Describe  the  process  for  preparing  Malt.  Describe  the  changes 
which  take  place  in  the  constituents  of  the  grain  during  the  process  of  malting, 
and  state  what  produces  the  changes.  How  is  Extract  of  Malt  made  ? 
Describe  the  appearance  and  properties  of  good  Extract  of  Malt. 
