TYPE l(i. CHAINS COMPOUND, MANY COMPONENTS. 287 



Patotnorplw sidwfolia Miq.; Hekeria sidcefolia Kunth. (Pipcracece.) Dry endosperm. Conipouiul 

 grains spherical or oval, occasionally by moans of pressure somewhat angular, homogeneous 

 or distinctly granular. Size about 24/i. Separate d-gi-ains rounded and rounded-angular. 

 Size 1 to .3ju. In other seeds nearly all the comjiound grains have fallen apart. Size of the 

 rounded and iiolyhedral separated-grains L.'S to .5/i. 



Peperomia luaculosa Hook. (Pipcracece.) Dry endosperm. Compound grains spherical or oval, 

 occasionally somewhat angular as result of pressure, almost homogeneous to distinctly 

 gi-anular. Size about 22^1. Separated-grains rounded or rounded-angular. Size 0.7 to .3^. 



Airiplex hortcnsis Linn. (Chenopodiaccw.) Dry endosperm. Compound grains rounded or oval, 

 half to almost as thick as long, finely granidar or almost homogeneous, containing over 

 15,000 components. Length about 45ju; thickness about 2.5^. Separated-grains rounded. 

 Size 0.5 to l.Sju. The compound grains within the endosperm cells are frequently embedded 

 in a finely granulated mass of separated-grains. 



Airiplex hastatn Linn., var. ealotheca Rafn. (Chenopodiacecp.) Dry endosperm. The endosperm cells 

 are filled vnih round separated-grains. Size 0.5 to Ijk. 



Axyris amarantoides Linn. [Chenopodiacea .) Dry endosperm. The endosperm cells are filled with 

 a finely granular starchj^ mass of large separated-grains. Size 0.5 to l/n. 



Acnida iuberculata Moq. {Chenopodiacece.} Dry endo.sperrn. The endosperm cells are packed with 

 roimd or rounded-angular separated-grains sometimes hanging together in short rows. Size 

 1 to 3fi. 



Spinacia glabra Mill.; Spinacia inermis Moench. (Chenopodiaeece.) Dry endosperm. Compound 

 grains rounded-oval, elliptical, conical, and lanceolate, one-fifth to almost as thick as long, 

 sometimes polyhedral by means of pressure, also granular, rarely almost homogeneous, 

 consisting of 20 to 30,000 components. Length about 60 and lOO^u, thickness about 20 to 

 41(1. Separated-grains rounded. Size 0.5 to 2.5yu. 



Panderia pilosa Fisch. and Mey. (Chenopodiacece.) Dry endosperm. Compound grains roimded to 

 oblong, occasionally somewhat angular, finely gi-anulated or homogeneous. Size about 20 

 to 24^. Separated-grains, romid. Size 0.5 to l.oix. 



Blitum capitaturn Linn. {Chenopodiacece.) Dry endosperm. Separated-grains round, size 0.7 to 

 2/i, rarely 3^. Very few compound grains are present. 



Atnbrina grarcolcns Moq. (Chenopodiacea:.) Dry endosperm. Compound grains siiherical or oval, 

 occasionally somewhat angular, granular. Size about 23 to 30ai. Separated-grains rounded. 

 Size 0.7 to 2.5//. 



Beta oricnlalis HejTi. (Chenopodiacea.) Dry endosperm. Compoimd grains roimded, elliptical, 

 oblong. Size about 30/x. Separated-grains rounded or somewhat angular. Size 1 to 3/i. 



Beta vulgaris lAwn. (Chenopodiacece.) Dry endosperm. According to Payen (Ann. So. Nat., 1838, 

 II, p. 28, plate 4), the separated-grains are rounded. Size about 4fi. 



Echinopsilon hyssopifolium Moq. (Chenopodiaccw.) Dry endosperm. Separated-grains rounded. 

 Size 1 to 2yu. No compound grains are observed. 



Kochia scoparia Schrad. (Chenopodiacece.) Dry endosperm. Separated-grains rounded. Size 

 0.5 to 1/i. No compound grains are present. 



Cyclolepis platyphylla Moq. (Chenopodiacea.) Dry endosperm. Separated-grains rounded. Size 

 0.5 to about Ifi. No compoimd grains are observed. 



Teloxys aristaia Moq.; Chenopodium arisiatum Limi. (Chenopodiacece.) Dry endosperm. The endo- 

 sperm cells are entirely filled with almost rounded or rounded-angular separated-grains, 

 frequently lying in rows. Size 1 to 2 and 3^. 



Chenopodium ([idnoa Willd. (Chenopodiacece.) Dry endosperm. Compound grains rounded, oval, 

 oblong, conical, one-third to almost as thick as long, not often slightly angular bj- means of 

 pressure; sometimes pointed at one end, more rarely at both ends; finely granular or homo- 

 geneous; consisting of over 14,000 components. Length about 40/t, rarely 54//; thickness 

 about 23//, rarely 28/i. Separated-grains round. Size 0.7 to 2/i. 



Acroglochin chenopodioides Schrad.; Acroglochin persicarioides Moq.; Lecanocarpus cauliflorus Nees. 

 (Chenopodiacece.) Dry endosperm. Compoimd grains rounded to elongated-oval, sometimes 

 slightly angular, granulated or reticulated-granular. Size about 36//. Separated-grains 

 rounded; the largest ones rounded-angular. Size 0.8 to rarely 3/*. 



