I078 LEE~ RVIN SMITH, ISABELLA M. WEBSTER AND CYRUS ('xuss Vol. 59 by washing the chloroform solution twice with 2% hydrochloric acid, once with dilute sodium bicarbonate solution, and crystallization of the sirup, recovered from the dried extract; from ether- petroleum ether at 0'. After one recrystallization from 90% ethanol, the acetate rotated+ 13.4" in chloroform and melted at 98.5-99'(corr.) alone or mixed with pure@-tetraacetate ...