TYPE IG. GRAINS COMPOUND, MANY COMPONENTS. 287 



I'atomorphc sidwfolia Miq.; Hekeria sidwjolia Kunth. {Piperacem.) Dry endosperm. — Componnd 

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

 or distinctly granular. Size about 24/i. Separated-grains rounded and rounded-angular. 

 Size 1 to 3/^. In other seeds nearly all the compound grains have fallen apart . Size of the 

 roimded and polyhedral separated-grains 1.5 to 5/i. 



Pcpcromia maculosa Hook. {Piperacece.) Dry endosperm.. — Compound grains spherical or oval, 

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

 granular. Size about 22yu. Separated-grains rounded or rounded-angular. Size 0.7 to '.i/j.. 



Airiple.r hortensis Linn. {Chenopodiacem.) Dry endosperm. — Compound grains rounded or oval, 

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

 15,000 components. Length about 4.5yu; thickness about 25;u. Separated-grains roimded. 

 Size 0.5 to 1.5/j. The comjiomad grains wthin the endosperm cells are frequently embedtled 

 in a finely granidated mass of separated-grains. 



Atriplcx hastata Linn., var. ealotheca Rafn. {Chenopodiacew.) Dry endosperm. — The endosperm cells 

 are filled with round separated-grains. Size 0.5 to Iju. 



Axyris aviarantoides Linn. {Chenopodiacecc.) Dry endosperm.- — The endosperm cells are filled with 

 a finelj' granular starchy mass of large separated-grains. Size 0.5 to 1/i. 



Acnida tuherculaia Moq. {Cbenopodiacew.} Dry endosperm. — The endosperm cells are packed with 

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

 1 to 3ai. 



Spinacia glabra Mill.; Spinacia inermis Moench. {Chenopodiacecc.) Dry endosperm. — Comjiound 

 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 homogen(M^us, 

 consisting of 20 to 30,000 components. Length about (30 and 100/^, thickness about 20 to 

 41yL(. Separated-grains rounded. Size 0.5 to 2.5^- 



Pandcria pilosa Fisch. and Mey. {Chenopodiaeece.) Dry endosperm. — Compound grains rounded to 

 oblong, occasionally somewhat angular, finely granulated or homogeneous. Size about 20 

 to 24ju. Separated-gi-ains, round. Size 0.5 to 1.5^- 



Bliium capitatum Linn. (Chenopodiaeea.) Dry endosperm. — Separated-grains roimd, size 0.7 to 

 2fji, rarely 3,u. Very few compound grains are present. 



A7nbrina (jraveolens Moq. {Chenopodiacecc.) Dry endosperm. — Compound grains spherical or oval, 

 occasionally somewhat angular, granular. Size about 23 to 30//. Seijarated-grains rounded. 

 Size 0.7 to "2.5m. 



Beta orientalis Hejaa. {Chenopodiacew.) Dry endosperm. — Compound gi-ains rounded, elliptical, 

 oblong. Size about 30^. Separated-gxains rotuided or somewhat angular. Size 1 to 3^. 



Beta mdgaris Linn. {Chenopodiacew.) Dry endosperm. — According to Payen (Ann. Sc. Nat., 1838, 

 II, p. 28, plate 4), the separated-gi-ains are rounded. Size about 4^. 



Echinopsilon hyssopifoUum Moq. {Chenopodiacew.) Dry endosperm. — Separated-grains rounded. 

 Size 1 to 2/i. No compound grains are observed. 



Kochia scoparia Schrad. {Chenopodiacecc.) Dry endosperm. — Separatcd-gi-ains rounded. Size 

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



Cyclolepis plaiyphylla Moq. {Chenopodiacew.) Dry endosperm.— Separated-gi-ains rounded. Size 

 0.5 to about Ifi. No compoimd grains are observed. 



Teloxys aristata Moq. ; Chenopodium. aristatum Linn. {Chenopodiacew.) 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/i. 



Cheiiopodium quinoa Willd. {Chenopodiacew.) Dry endosperm. — Compound grains rountled, oval, 

 oblong, conical, one-third to almost as thick as long, not often slightly angular by 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^, rarely 54//; thickness 

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



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

 {Chenopodiacew.) Dry endosperm. — Compound grains rounded to elongated-oval, sometimes 

 slightly angular, granulated or reticulated-granular. Size about 3(5//. Separated-grains 

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



