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334 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Enumerate with familiar instances the principal variations in the form of the Corolla Define the orders Primulacea2 Boragineae-Labiatae- Rosaceae-Liliaceae-Cyperaceae and cite three British examples selected from different genera in each order VI iJHatn-ta iMctttra Name the substances on the table Enumerate and define the Pharmaceutical processes by which medicines are prepared for internal exhibition or external application From what plants and countries are the following drugs obtained Hellebore-Gamboge-Kino-Aloes-Sarsaparilla From what countries do we obtain our supply of Senna What plants yield the different kinds What are the ordinary adulterations and by what characters are they distinguished Describe the peculiarities by which Senna is distinguished in its action from other purgatives Name the two plants which yield Bay-leaves and what are called Laurel-leaves and describe the characteristics of Laurel- water both chemically and medicinally Describe the different officinal preparations of Antimony and more particularly the mode of preparing Tartar Emetic and its uses and doses as medicine Is the plant yielding Foxglove-leaves annual or biennial At what time should the leaves be gathered and how preserved Describe the physiological effects it produces when presented as medicine Mention the morbid states in which it may be usefully employed and what precautions require to be taken during its administration Enumerate the several mineral and vegetable Diaphoretics Distinguish their respective modes of action and the effects they are calculated to produce and enumerate the classes of disease in the treatment of which they may be employed