288 DIFFERENTIATION AND SPECIFICITY OF STARCHES. 



Hablitzin tamnoidcs Biebrst. (Chcnopodiaccw.) Dry e7idospcnn. Compound grains spherical to 

 elongated-lanceolate, frequently somewhat angular; one-third to as thick as long, granular. 

 Size about 30/i. Separated-grains rounded. Size 0.7 to scarcely 3/1. 



Basella alba Linn.; Basella ramosa Jacq. {Chenopodiacew.) Dry endosperm. Compound grains 

 rounded or oval. Size about 2.5yu. Separated-grains round to polyhedral. Size 2 to 6/i. 

 Starch found only in the endosperm. 



Schoberia cornicidata Aleyer. (Chenopodiacece.) Dry endosperm. Compound grains spherical to 

 lanceolate, one-seventh to as thick as long; with blunt or pointed ends; frequently by means 

 of pressure more or less polyhedral, granular or homogeneous, consisting of over 10,000 com- 

 ponents. Length about 50yu, thickness about 14/n. Separated-grains rounded. Size 0.7 to 2ju. 



Schoberia .so/.s/i Meyer. (Chenopodiacew.) Dry endosperyn. Separated-grains round. Size 1 to 2^. 



Monolepis chenopodioides Moq. {Chenopodiacew.) Dry endosperm. Compound grains round, oval, 

 oblong, two-fifths to almost as thick as long, rarely somewhat angular as result of pressure, 

 finely granulated or homogeneous, consisting of over 12,000 components. Length about 

 38 to 45^1, thickness about 25yLi. Separated-grains rounded. Size 0.5 to 1.5 and 2ix. 



Corispermum hyssopifoUum Linn. (Chenopodiacece.) Dry endospenn. Compound grains rounded or 

 oval, sometimes oblong, two-fifths to almost as thick as long, rarely somewhat angular by 

 means of pressure, granular or almost homogeneous, consisting of over 9000 components. 

 Length about 25 to 31/i, thickness about 18^. Separated-grains almost round. Size 0.5 to 

 1.5 and 2ju. 



Corispermum marshallii Steven. {Chenopodiacew.) Dry endosperm. Compound grains spherical 

 or oval, granular, or almost homogeneous. Size about 2Qjx. Separated-grains rounded. 

 Size 0.7 to 1.5m. 



Achyranthcs argenlea Lam. {A7narantacew.) Dry endosperm. According to Leon Soubeiran (Journ. 

 Pharm., 1854, xxv, 9G), the endos]')erm cells, which are easily sejDarated from one another, 

 contain rounded or oval grains with one dark central spot (probably separated-grains). 

 Size 5/1. 



Achyranthes fruiicosa Lam. {Amarantacem.) Dry endosperm. According to Leon Soubeiran (Journ. 

 Pharm., 1854, xxv, 96), starch as in the preceding, except that the grains have fissures 

 radiating from the center. Li the embryo, single rounded, rather large starch-grains may 

 also be present. 



Albcrsia bliinm Kunth; Amaranlhus blitum Linn. {Amaraniacew.) Dry endosperm. The endosperm 

 colls arc filled with roimd(xl separated-grains. Size 1 to 2/i. 



Alternanthcra j)aronychioidcs St. Hil. {Amarantaccw.) Dry endosperm. Compoimcl grains roimded 

 or oval, occasionally somewhat angular, granular or homogeneous. Size about 27/t. Sepa- 

 rated-grains rounded. Size 0.5 to 2/i. 



Amaranlus bullatus Besser.; A^narantus sanguineus Linn.; Ainaranhis frujnentaccus Roxb. {Amaran- 

 tacew.) Dry endosperm. The cells, which easily separated from one another, are filled with 

 separated-gi'ains. Size scarcely l/x. No compound grains were observed. 



Amblyogyne polygonoides Rafn. {Amaraniacew.) Dry endosperm. Cells closely filled with sepa- 

 rated-grains, frequently arranged in rows. Size scarcely l/i. No compound grains were 

 observed. 



Celosia crislala Linn. {Amaraniacew.) Dry endosperm. Compound grains spherical or oval, finely 

 granular. Size 16/i. Separated-gi-ains rounded or roimded-angidar. Size 1 to 2.5/:. 



Chamissoa albida Mart. {Amaraniacew.) Dry endosperm. Compound grains mostly spherical, 

 rarely oval, consisting of from 6 to over 200 almost equal components. Size 17/i. Sepa- 

 rated-grains nearly round to almost polyhedral, rarely with a small cavity. Size 1 to 4/i. 



Desmochwla patula Roem & Schult. ; Achyranthus paiula Linn. fil. {Amaraniacew.) Dry endosperm. 

 Compound grains spherical, oval, oblong (not at all angular), half to as thick as long, finely 

 granular, consisting of over 6000 components. Size about 25/i. Separated-grains roimd. 

 Size 0.7 to 1.5ai. 



Euxolus emarginalus A. Br. and Bouch6. {Amaraniacew.) Dry endosperm. Separated-grains rounded 

 or rounded-angular. Size 1 to 3/j. Compound grains no longer present. 



Euxolus caudalus Moq. {Amaraniacew.) Dry endosperm. According to Leon Soubeiran (Journ. 

 Pharm., 1854, xxv, 99), the starch-grains in the cells which are easily separated are oval 

 or spherical, without lamellse or hilum. Size 5/i. (Probably homogeneous compound grains.) 



