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E.  Give  the  botanical  name,  natural  order  and  habitat  of  the  plant  yielding  Cala- 
mus. What  part  is  used  ?  Describe  its  physical  properties  with  the  position  and 
arrangement  of  the  rootlets  and  its  structural  characteristics,  naming  the  cause  of 
the  spongy  appearance  of  fresh  Calamus.  Enumerate  its  medicinally  important 
constituents,  and  give  its  medical  properties. 
C  What  officinal  Rhizomes  are  obtained  from  the  order  of  Ranunculacea  ?  Give 
the  botanical  names  of  the  plants,  with  their  habitat.  Describe  each  drug  briefly, 
and  give  their  medical  properties  and  doses. 
D.  Give  the  botanical  name,  natural  order,  habitat  and  part  of  the  plant  yielding 
^^uassia.  Describe  the  drug,  and  the  behavior  to  simple  solvents  of  its  bitter  prin- 
ciple. What  is  the  botanical  source  of  Surinam  ^assia,  and  how  does  this  differ 
from  the  officinal  drug  ? 
E  What  is  Prickly  Ash?  Give  the  names,  natural  order  and  habitat  of  the  plants 
yielding  the  drug  5  als^o  the  commercial  varieties,  and  describe  the  characteristics  of 
each  variety.    What  are  its  medical  properties  and  dose? 
F.  Which  officinal  leanjes  are  lohed?  Give  of  each  the  name,  natural  order  and 
habitat  of  the  plant.  Describe  each  drug  briefly  and  name  the  important  constitu- 
ents, medical  properties  and  dose  of  each. 
G.  Give  the  botanical  characters  of  the  natural  order  of  Umhelliferae.  Name  the 
officinal  fruits  obtained  from  this  order,  and  state  to  which  sub-order  each  one 
belongs,  and  the  number  of  oil  tubes  found  in  each  fruit. 
H.  What  is  Calabar  Bean?  From  which  plant,  natural  .order  and  country  is  it 
obtained  ?  Describe  the  physical  properties  of  the  drug  and  its  structure.  Name 
the  active  constituents,  and  give  the  medical  properties  and  the  dose  of  the  drug. 
/.  What  is  Copaiba  ?  Name  the  plants  yielding  it,  their  natural  order  and  native 
country.  Describe  briefly  the  drug  and  its  proximate  constituents.  State  in  what 
respects  the  principal  commercial  varieties  differ  and  how  adulterations  may  be 
recognized. 
K.  Describe  the  officinal  Opium^  and  give  the  average  amount  of  moisture  con- 
tained in,  and  the  amount  of  aqueous  extract  yielded  by  it.  How  may  adulterations 
with  extracts,  gums  and  starches  be  detected  }  How  much  Morphia  should  dry 
Opium  contain  }  Name  some  of  the  other  Alkaloids  5  also,  the  Acid  found  in 
Opium,  and  give  a  characteristic  reaction  of  the  last  named  principle. 
.QUESTIONS   IN  PHARMACY. 
A.  Write  out  the  answers  to  the  following,  showing  the  method  of  obtaining  the 
results  :  How  many  grams  in  a  liter  of  Stronger  Ether  at  4°C. }  in  a  centiliter  of 
Monsel's  Solution  at  4°C.  }  in  a  hectoliter  of  Creasote  at  4°C.  }  in  a  pint  of  Glyce- 
rin at  6o°F. }  in  a  cubic  centimeter  of  Mercury  at  4^C  t 
B.  Define  the  following  terms  used  in  Pharmacy  :  Stearopten  5  Gum  Resin  j 
Glucoside  j  Balsams  5  Alkaloid;  and  name  one  officinal  stearopten,  three  officinal 
gum  resins,  two  officinal  glucosides  and  five  officinal  alkaloids 
C  Give  the  ingredients  used  in  preparing  and  the  officinal  names  of  the  follow- 
ing:  Soap  Cerate;  Syrup  of  Almond;  Tincture  of  American  Hellebore  (with  pro- 
portions); Compound  Iodine  Ointment;  Wine  of  Rhubarb  ;  Fluid  Extract  of  Conium 
Fruit;  Iodide  of  Ammonium;  Yellow  Oxide  of  Mercury;  Donovan's  Solution; 
Plummet's  Pills. 
D.  How  are  Sugars  divided  into  classes,  for  convenience  in  studying  their  chemi- 
cal properties.?  Give  a  prominent  example  of  each  class.  Give  a  test  to  show  the 
identity  of  each  example  which  you  have  chosen.  What  variety  of  Sugar  may  be 
prepared  from  Starch  .?    From  what  other  sources  can  this  variety  be  prepared  .? 
E.  Name  the  Acid  present  in  officinal  Vinegar.  From  what  source  is  the  Com- 
mercial Acid  obtained.?  What  impurities  are  usually  present  in  the  Acid  .?  How 
may  they  be  detected  t  What  is  the  U.  S.  Pharmacopoeia  test  for  its  strength  ?  What 
is  the  ehemical  name  for  Pyroxylon  ?  How  is  it  prepared?  What  are  its  properties  ? 
State  how  two  officinal  preparations  of  it  are  made.  Give  the  uses  of  these  prepa- 
rations. 
F.  Give  the  ingredients  and  English  names  for  Acidum  Sulphuricum  Aromaticum,, 
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