]  80         Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations.  {Am$%;  $6™' 
4.  What  are  the  officinal  names  (U.  S.  and  Br.  P.)  of  Muriatic  Acid  ?    Give  and 
explain  the  method  by  which  it  is  produced,  the  forms  in  which  it  is  used  in  medi- 
cine and  pharmacy  and  any  impurities  found  in  the  acid  of  commerce. 
^5.  What  compounds  of  Silver  are  officinal?    Give  their  mode  of  preparation, 
their  properties  and  adulterations. 
6.  What  Tartrates  are  officinal  ?  Give  the  mode  of  preparation  common  to 
nearly  all,  and  any  special  cautions  and  reasons  therefor  required  in  some. 
7.  How  is  Corrosive  Sublimate  prepared  ?  Explain  the  process,  give  its  compo- 
sition, properties  and  officinal  names. 
%:.■  8.  By  what  tests  may  the  salts  of  Magnesium,  Zinc  and  Cadmium  be  distin- 
tinguished  from  each  other? 
9.  What  are  the  Antidotes  for  the  Mineral  Acids,  and  how  do  they  act  ? 
10.  Under  what  circumstances  is  Water  liable  to  become  contaminated  with 
Lead  ?  State  what  salts,  often  present  in  river  water,  will  prevent  this  contamina- 
tion. 
QUESTIONS  IN   MATERIA  MEDICA  AND  BOTANY. 
1.  Describe  briefly  the  development  of  the  Axis  of  Plants,  and  how  its  growth 
differs  from  that  of  the  leaves. 
2.  Give  the  name,  natural  order  and  habitat  of  the  plant  yieLding  the  officinal 
Hhatany  Root.  What  are  the  physical  characteristics,  chemical  constituents  and 
medicinal  properties  of  the  drug,  and  how  may  it  be  distinguished  from  the  roots  of 
■other  species  of  the  same  genus  ? 
3.  Name  the  plants,  with  their  natural  order,  yielding  the  European  and  the 
American  Veratrum  ;  describe  the  growth,  structure  and  dose  of  the  officinal  por- 
tion, and  state  in  what  respects  the  two  drugs  differ  from  each  other  in  their  physi- 
cal and  chemical  properties. 
4.  Give  a  brief  description  of  the  most  important  characteristics  of  the  officinal 
varieties  of  Cinchona  ;  name  the  plants  from  which  they  are  obtained,  and  the  alka 
loids  predominating  in  each  variety. 
5.  Give  the  name,  natural  order  and  habitat  of  the  Aconite  Plant;  describe  the 
officinal  parts,  give  their  doses  and  name  the  characteristic  alkaloids  and  acid  found 
in  them.  From  what  common  acid  may  the  latter  be  obtained  by  the  influence  of 
heat  ? 
6.  What  are  Cloves  ?  Give  the  name,  natural  order  and  habitat  of  the  plant 
yielding  the  drug,  its  structural  characteristics,  and  approximately  the  percentage  of 
its  most  important  constituents. 
7.  Hops.  Give  the  name,  natural  order  and  part  of  the  plant  used  ;  describe  the 
drug,  and  state  to  which  portion  and  which  constituents  the  medical  properties  are 
mainly  due. 
8.  Give  the  name,  natural  order  and  habitat  of  the  plant  yielding  Colchicum 
Seed,  and  the  time  of  their  collection.  Describe  them,  and  give  their  medicinal 
properties  and  dose,  and  the  characteristic  tests  for  their  alkaloid. 
9.  What  are  Turpentines,  and  what  causes  the  opaque  sediment  in  some  varie- 
ties ?  State  how  the  different  kinds  are  procured  and  how  the  officinal  resins  of 
Coniferae  are  prepared. 
10.  Give  the  characteristics  of  the  natural  order  of  Lobeliacea,  and  describe  the 
officinal  herb  of  this  order,  giving  name  and  habitat. 
QUESTIONS  ON  PHARMACY. 
i.  Define  Specific  Gravity,  and  state  its  uses  in  Pharmacy.  A  bottle  holds  half 
a  pint  of  the  liquid  adopted  as  the  sp.  gr.  standard,  it  holds  at  the  same  temperature 
4,557  grains  of  an  officinal  liquid  ;  what  is  that  liquid?  Show  the  method  of  obtain-' 
ing  your  answer. 
