TYPE 14. GRAINS COMPOUND, OF FEW COMPONENTS OF EQUAL SIZE. 261 



Oslericum pahistre Bess. {Umhdliferce.) Dry root-stock. Compound grains of 2 to 4 and 8 usually 

 almost equal components. Size about 14/^. Separated-grains, size 3 to 8m; the larger ones 

 have a small cavity. Some spherical and oval grains, size 11/i, are also observed. 



Peucedanum cervaria Lap. {Umbelliferce.) Dry root-stock. Compound grains consisting of 2 to 4, 

 rarely 6, usually almost equal components. Size about 20yu. Separated-grains, size 3 to 12/x; 

 the larger ones have a small cavity. 



Cornus suecica Linn. (Cornacew.) Dry root-stock. Compound grains consisting of 2 to 8 and 12 

 usually almost equal components. Size about 13//. Separated-grains, size 4 to 8/u; the larger 

 ones have a small cavity. Also simple grains of incomplete formation are also observed. 



Ranunculus thora Linn. {Ranunculacece.) Dry roots. Compound grains consisting of 2 to 6 and 8 

 equal or unequal comi)onents. Size about 21/i. Separated-grains, size 4 to 15ju; the larger 

 ones have a small central cavity and several short fissures; one-half eccentric in oval forms. 

 No simple grains are present. 



Ranunculus flammula Linn. {Ranunculacece.) Dry roots. Compound grains consisting of 2 to 8 

 and 10 components; the majority of them have fallen apart. Separated-grains with one 

 curved surface and 1 to 6 pressure facets. Size about lOju; the larger ones frequently have a 

 small cavity. Starch plentiful. 



Ranunculus rutcejolius Limi. {Ranunculacece.) Dry roots. Compound grains of 2 to 8 components, 

 the majority fallen apart. Separated-grains, size 2 to T/t; the larger ones have a small cavity. 

 Some apparently simple rounded grains are also observed. Not verj' rich in starch. 



Chelidonium majus Linn. {Papaveracece.) Fresh root. Separated-grains with 1 curved surface and 

 1 to 7 pressure facets. Size 2 to lOyu. A few compound grains, consisting of 2 to 10 almost 

 equal components are present. 



Corydalis solida Smith. {Fumariacece.) Dry tuberous root-stock. Compound grains of 2 to 4 and 6, 

 rarely 8, components which are mostly equal. Size about 32//. Separated-grains with a 

 small central cavity, and several radial fissures running toward the corners. Size 4 to 18;u. 

 No simple grains are found. 



Corydalis fabacea Pers. {Fumariacece.) Dry root-stock. Grains as in the preceding. Size of sep- 

 arated-grains 14 to 17/j. 



Cordyalis pumila Host. {Fumariacece.) Dry root-stock. Grains as in the two preceding. Size of 

 the separated-grains IG to 20//. 



Drosera rotundifolia Linn. {Droseracece.) Dry roots. Compound grains rounded or oval, mostly of 

 somewhat irregular shape, consisting of 2 to 5 and 8 components of different sizes, which 

 generallj- are somewhat irregularly arranged. Size about 11/t. Separated-grains, size 2 to 

 8m; a cavdty is frequently observed. Starch quite plentiful. 



Viola cucullata Ait. {Violacew.) Dry root-stock. Compomid grains of 2 to 4 and 6 equal or unequal 

 components; size 18/;. Separated-grains, size 4 to 13/x; instead of a hilum a small almost 

 central cavity is observed from which single fissures radiate; in oval forms the cavity is 

 about one-half eccentric. 



Viola palustris Linn. {Violacece.) Dry root-stock.- Compound grains of 2 to 6 and 9 equal or unequal 

 components. Size about 12/i. Size of the separated-grains 2 to 6/i. Simple grains of in- 

 complete formation are also present. 



Viola pinnata Linn. {Violacece.) Dry roots and root-stock. Compound grains rounded or oval, 

 consisting of 2 to 8 and 12 equal or unequal components. Size about 14/i. Separated-grains, 

 size 2 to Sn; the larger ones have a cavity. 



Portulaca megalantha Steud. {Portulacacece.) Dry roots. Compound grains consisting of 2 to 4 

 equal components. Separated-grains 5 to ll/i; frequently with a central cavity. Also 

 simple grains of incomplete formation are found. 



Stellaria bulbosa Wulfen. {Caryophyllacecc.) Dry tubers. Compound grains of 2 to 4 almost equal 

 components, the majority have fallen apart. Separated-grains, size 3 to 8/i; occasionally a 

 small cavity is observed, instead of a hilum, which may be about one-half eccentric. Also 

 simple, eccentric-spherical grains are present. 



Melochia pyramidaia Linn. {Sterculiaceoe.) Dry roots. Compound grains of 2 to 4 and 8 almost 

 equal components, the majority fallen apart. Separated-grains, size 3 to S/x. Also simple, 

 spherical, rounded-oval grains are found. 



