CONTENTS. IX 



Part II. The Starches. 



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Starches of GraminacBjB 343 



Genus Zea 343 



Starch of Zea maya var. everta (Goldeu Queen). Plate 1, Figs. 1 and 2. Chart 1 344 



Starch of Zea mays var. everta (White Rice). Plate 1, Figs. 1 and 2. Chart 2 345 



Starch of Zea mays var. indurata (North Dakota). Plate 1, Figs. 1 and 2. Chart 3 346 



Starch of Zea mays var. indurata (Compton's Early). Plate 1, Figs. 1 and 2. Chart 4 347 



Starch of Zea mays var. iudentata (Early Leamiug). Plate 1, Figs. 1 and 2. Chart 5 348 



Starch of Zea mays var. iudentata (Hickory King). Plate 1, Figs. 1 and 2. Chart 6 349 



Starch of Zea mays var. saccharata (Stowell's Evergreen, a dent sweet corn). Plate 1, Figs. 1 and 2. 



Chart 7 350 



Starch of Zea mays var. saccharata (Black Mexican, a flint sweet corn). Plate 1, Figs. 1 and 2. 



Chart 8 351 



Starch of Zea mays var. saccharata (Golden Bantam, a flint sweet corn). Plate 1, Figs. 1 and 2. 



Chart 9 352 



Differentiation of the Starches of the Genus Zea 354 



Notes on the Starches of Zea 356 



Genus Andropogon 357 



Staich of Andropogon sorghum var. (White Kaffir Corn). Plate 1, Figs. 3 and 4. Chart 10 357 



Starch of Andropogon sorghum var. (Yellow Branching Sorghum). Plate 1, Figs. 3 and 4. Chart 11. . . 359 



Starch of Andropogon sorghum var. (Shallu). Plate 1, Figs. 3 and 4. Chart 12 360 



Differentiation of the Starches of the Genus Andropogon 361 



Notes on the Starches of Andropogon 362 



Genus Panicum 362 



StarchofPanicumcrus-galli var. (Japanese or Barnyard Millet). Plate 1, Figs. 5 and 6. Chart 13 362 



Genus Oryza 363 



Starch of Oryza sativa var. Plate 2, Figs. 7 and 8. Chart 14 363 



Genus Triticum 364 



Starch of Triticum sativum var. vulgare. Plate 2, Figs. 9 and 10. Chart 15 364 



Starch of Triticum sativum var. dicoccum. Plate 2, Figs. 9 and 10. Chart 16 366 



Differentiation of the Starches of the Genus Triticum 367 



Notes on the Starches of Triticum 368 



Genus Secale 368 



Starch of Secale cereale var. (Mammoth Winter). Plate 2, Figs. 11 and 12. Chait 17 368 



Starch of Secale cereale var. (Spring). Plate 2, Figs. 11 and 12. Chart 18 370 



Differentiation of the Starches of the Genus Secale 371 



Notes on the Starches of Secale 372 



Genus Hordeum 372 



Starch of Hordeum sativum var. (Champion). Plate 3, Figs. 13 and 14. Chart 19 372 



Genus Avena 374 



Starch of Avena sativa var. (Clydesdale). Plate 3, Figs. 15 and 16. Chart 20 374 



Genus Anhenatherum 375 



Starch of Arrhenatherum elatius var. Plate 3, Figs. 17 and 18. Chart 21 375 



Notes on the Starches of GraminaceiE. Charts 22 to 30 376 



Starches of Leguminos.e 378 



Genus Vicia 378 



Starch of Vicia sativa. Plate 4, Figs. 19 and 20. Chart 31 378 



Starch of Vicia villosa. Plate 4, Figs. 21 and 22. Chart 32 380 



Starch of Vicia faba. Plate 4, Figs. 23 and 24. Chart 33 381 



Starch of Vicia fulgens. Plate 5, Figs. 25 and 26. Chart 34 382 



Starch of Vicia gerardi. Plate 5, Figs. 27 and 28. Chart 35 384 



Differentiation of Certain Starches of the Genus Vicia 385 



Notes on the Starches of Vicia 386 



Genus Phaseolus 386 



Starch of Phaseolus vulgaris var. (Red Kidney Bean). Plate 6, Figs. 31 and 32. Chart 36 38b 



Starch of Phaseolus lunatus v.ar. (Henderson's Bush Lima Bean). Plate 6, Figs. 33 and 34. Chart 37.. 387 



Differentiation of Certain Starches of the Genus Phaseolus 388 



Notes on the Starches of Phaseolus 389 



Genus DoUchos 389 



Starch of Dolichos lablab. Plate 6, Figs. 35 and 36. Chart 38 389 



Genus Mucuna 391 



Starch of Mucuna pruriens. Plate 5, Figs. 29 and 30. Chart 39 391 



Genus Lens 393 



Starch of Lens esculenta var. Plate 7, Figs. 37 and 38. Chart 40 ^9^ 



Genus Lathyrus 395 



Starch of Lathyrus odoratus var. shahzada. Plate 7, Figs. 39 and 40. Chart 41 395 



Starch of Lathyrus sylvestris. Plate 7, Figs. 41 and 42. Chart 42 397 



Starch of Lathyrus latifoliua var. albus. Plate 8, Figs. 43 and 44. Chart 43 398 



Starch of Lathyrus magellanicus var. alhus. Plate 8, Figs. 45 and 46. Chart 44 399 



Differentiation of Certain Starches of the Genus Lathyrus 401 



Notes on the Starches of Lathyrus 402 



Genus Pisum 40^ 



Starch of' Pisii'm sativum' var.' (Eugenie, green). Plate 8, Figs. 47 and 48. Chart 45 402 



Starch of Pisum sativum var. (Eugenie, yellow). Plate 8, Figs. 47 and 48. Chart 46 404 



Starch of Pisum sativum var. (Thomas Laxton). Plate 9, Figs. 49 and 50. Chart 47 406 



