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11. Comparisons of the Starches of Nerine bowdeni, N. sarniensis var. corusca major, N. giantess, and N. abundance 62 



12. Comparisons of the Starches of Nerine sarniensis var. corusca major, N. curvifolia var. fothergilli major, and 



N. glory of sarnia 66 



Notes on the Quantitative Reactions of the Nerines with the Various Chemical Reagents 68 



13. Comparisons of the Starches of Narcissus poeticus ornatus, N. poeticus poetarum, N. poeticus herrick, and N. 



poeticus dante . , 69 



14. Comparisons of the Starches of Narcissus tazetta grand monarque, N. poeticus ornatus, and N. poetaz triumph. . 72 



15. Comparisons of the Starches of Narcissus gloria mundi, N. poeticus ornatus, and N. fiery cross 74 



16. Comparisons of the Starches of Narcissus telamonius plenus, N. poeticus ornatus, and N. doubloon 76 



17. Comparisons of the Starches of Narcissus princess mary, N. poeticus poetrum, and N. cresset 77 



18. Comparisons of the Starches of Narcissus abscissus, N. poeticus poetarum, and N. will scarlet 79 



19. Comparisons of the Starches of Narcissus albicans, N. abscissus, and N. bicolor apricot 81 



20. Comparisons of the Starches of Narcissus empress, N. albicans, and N. madame de graaff 82 



21. Comparisons of the Starches of Narcissus weardale perfection, N. madame de graaff, and N. pyramus 84 



22. Comparisons of the Starches of Narcissus monarch, N. madame de graaff, and N. lord roberts 86 



23. Comparisons of the Starches of Narcissus leedsii minnie hume, N. triandrus albus, and N. agnes harvey 87 



24. Comparisons of the Starches of Narcissus emperor, N. triandrus albus, and N. j. t. bennett poe 89 



Notes on the Narcissi 91 



25. Comparisons of the Starches of Lilium martagon album, L. maculatum, and L. marhan 91 



26. Comparisons of the Starches of Lilium martagon, L. maculatum, and L. dalhansoni 94 



27. Comparisons of the Starches of Lilium tenuifohum, L. martagon album, and L. golden gleam 96 



28. Comparisons of the Starches of Lilium chalcedonicum, L. candidum, and L. testaceum 98 



29. Comparisons of the Starches of Lilium pardalinum, L. parryi, and L. burbanki 100 



Notes on the Lilies 102 



30. Comparisons of the Starches of Iris iberica, I. trojana, and I. ismali 103 



31. Comparisons of the Starches of Iris iberica, I. cengialti, and I. dorak 106 



32. Comparisons of the Starches of Iris cengialti, I. pallida queen of may, and I. mrs. alan grey 108 



33. Comparisons of the Starches of Iris persica var. purpurea, I. sindjarensis, and I. pursind 110 



Notes on the Irises 113 



34. Comparisons of the Starches of Gladiolus cardinalis, G. tristis, and G. colvillei 114 



35. Comparisons of the Starches of Tritonia pottsii, T. crocosmia aurea, and T. crocosmaeflora 116 



36. Comparisons of the Starches of Begonia single crimson scarlet, B. socotrana, and B. mrs. heal 118 



37. Comparisons of the Starches of Begonia double light rose, B. socotrana, and B. ensign 120 



38. Comparisons of the Starches of Begonia double white, B. socotrana, and B. Julius 122 



39. Comparisons of the Starches of Begonia double deep rose, B. socotrana, and B. success 123 



Notes on the Begonias 124 



40. Comparisons of the Starches of Richardia albo-maculata, R. elliottiana, and R. mrs. roosevelt . 125 



41. Comparisons of the Starches of Musa arnoldiana, M. gilletii, and M. hybrida 126 



42. Comparisons of the Starches of Phaius grandifolius, P. wallichii, and P. hybridus 129 



43. Comparisons of the Starches of Miltonia vexillaria, M. rcezlii, and M. bleuana 131 



44. Comparisons of the Starches of Cymbidium lowianum, C. eburneum, and C. eburneo-lowianum 133 



45. Comparisons of the Starches of Calanthe rosea, C. vestita var. rubro-oculata, and C. veitchii 135 



46. Comparisons of the Starches of Calanthe vestita var. rubro-oculata, C. regnieri, and C. bryan 137 



Notes on the Calanthes 138 



Notes on the Orchids 138 



CHAPTER IV. GENERAL AND SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS OP THE REACTION-INTENSITIES OP THE STARCHES OF PARENT-STOCKS 



AND HYBRID-STOCKS 139 



1. Reaction-Intensities of Starches with Each Agent and Reagent 139 



Wide Range of Reaction-Intensities 140 



Manifest Tendency to Groupings of Reaction-Intensities 140 



Individuality or Specificity of Each Chart 142 



The Specificities of the Components of the Reagents 144 



Variable Relationships of the Reaction-Intensities as regards Sameness, Intermediateness, etc 161 



Variations in the Reaction-Intensities as regards Height, Sum, and Average 162 



Average Temperatures of Gelatinization compared with the Average Reaction-Intensities 164 



2. Velocity-Reactions with Different Reagents i 166 



Percentage of Total Starch Gelatinized at Definite Time-Intervals 167 



Percentages of Total Starch and Entire Number of Grains Gelatinized at Definite Time-Intervala 170 



3. Composite Reaction-Intensity Curves with Different Agents and Reagents 172 



4. Series of Charts 174 



Charts Al to A 26 175 



Charts Bl to B 42 188 



Chart C 1 209 



Charts D 1 to D 691 210 



Charts El to E 46 263 



Charts F 1 to F 14 282 



CHAPTER V. SUMMARIES OP THE HISTOLOGIC CHARACTERS, ETC 284 



1. The Starches 284 



Histologic Characters and certain Qualitative and Quantitative Reactions 284 



Brunsdonnse 285 



Hippeastrum 287 



