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Examination  Questions. 
Am.  Jour.  Pharm . 
April,  1898. 
barks  frequently  yield  ?  (9)  State  Grahe's  test.  (10)  Which  of  the  alkaloids 
give  the  green  "  thalleioquin  "  color  with  chlorine  water  and  ammonia? 
N — Roots,  Barks,  Leaves,  etc. — Give  the  official  names,  botanical  origins, 
natural  orders,  and  habitats  of  each  of  the  following:  (1)  Muskroot.  (2) 
Pokeroot.  (3)  Blue  Cohosh.  (4)  Cascara  Sagrada.  (5)  Wahoo  (6)  Irish 
Broom.    (7)  Jaborandi.    (8)  Jimson  Weed.    (9)  Henbane.    (10)  Foxglove. 
O— Collection,  Adulterations  and  Constituents. — (1)  Taraxacum,  what  time 
of  the  year  should  it  be  gathered,  and  why  ?  (2)  What  kind  of  digitalis  leaves 
should  be  gathered  ?  (3)  What  kind  of  belladonna  root  should  be  rejected?  (4) 
What  false  Pareiras  are  sometimes  seen  in  the  market  ?  (5)  What  is  false  Sum- 
bul  ?  (6)  Is  jalap  better  or  worse  for  being  worm  eaten  ?  State  the  reasons  for 
your  decision.  (7)  What  rhizome  is  sometimes  sold  in  place  of  spigelia?  (8) 
What  adulterations  are  seen  in  Alexandria  senna  ?  (9)  Name  the  glucoside  and 
enzyme  present  in  bitter  almond.  (10)  What  action  takes  place  between  them 
in  the  presence  of  moisture  ? 
P— Drugs  Containing  Glucosides,  etc. — Give  the  official  names,  botanical 
origins,  natural  orders,  and  habitats  of  the  drugs  which  contain  the  following 
principles:  (1)  Picrasmin  ;  (2)  Quinovin  ;  (3)  Convallamarin  ;  (4)  Jalapurgin  ; 
(5)  Daphnin  ;  (6)  Gentiopicrin  ;  (7)  Salicin  ;  (8)  Santonin;  (9)  Cathartic 
Acid;  (10)  Daturine. 
ANAI,YTICAI,  CHEMISTRY. 
Bach  student  was  required  to  qualitatively  determine  the  composition  of  a 
mixture  of  several  salts.    The  substance  was  in  the  form  of  powder. 
PHARMACOGNOSY. 
A — Identify  the  following  specimens.  State  exactly  how  you  arrive  at  your 
conclusion.  Draw  the  characteristic  cell  structures  or  cell  contents.  Give  an 
opinion  of  purity  :  (1)  Powdered  anise  ;  (2)Crocus  ;  (3)  Powdered  red  cin- 
chona ;  (4)  Powdered  mustard  ;  (5 )  Lupulin. 
B — Name  the  following  crude  drugs  with  which  are  also  microscopic  sec- 
tions :  (6)  Fennel;  (7)  Mexican  sarsaparilla  ;  (8)  Hyoscyami  folia;  (9)  Stra- 
monii  folia  ;  (10)  Belladonnae  folia. 
Corundum  in  the  United  States. — The  production  of  corundum  in  the  United 
States  in  1897  was  230  short  tons,  against  250  short  tons  in  1896.  In  each  year 
the  product  was  derived  entirely  from  North  Carolina,  where  the  Hampden  Cor- 
undum and  Bmery  Company,  which  operates  the  Corundum  Hill  mines  in 
Macon  County,  is  the  chief  producer.  Besides  this  concern,  there  were  two 
small  producers,  namely,  the  Turkey  Knob  Corundum  Company  and  the 
Savannah  Mining  Company.  The  conditions  in  the  abrasive  trade  of  the  United 
States  at  the  present  time  are  such  as  to  discourage  the  production  of  corundum 
here.  At  present  prices  it  is  doubtful  if  the  mining  of  corundum  in  North 
Carolina  can  be  carried  on  at  a  profit. — The  Journal  of  the  Society  of  Chemical 
Industry,  January  31,  1898. 
