292 DIFFERENTIATION AND SPECIFICITY OF STARCHES. 



Cerastivm chhrrajolmm Fisch and Mcy. {CaryophyUaccw.) Dry endos/jcn?;.— Soparatcd-grains 

 rounded-angular or acutc-iiolyhodral, the larger ones compressed to about half their width. 

 Size 1.5 to Qy.. Only fragments of compound grains and a few intact compoimd grains are 

 present. 



Dianlhus atronibens All. {Caryophyllacem.) Dry endosperm.^Compound grains rounded or oval, 

 occasionally through pressure slightly angular, granular or almost homogeneous. Size about 

 14/i. Separated-grains roimded. Size 0.7 to 2/x. 



Tunica saxifraga Koch. (Caryophyllacew.) Dry endosperm.- — Separated-grains rounded or rounded- 

 angular. Size 1.7 to 2 and 3/^. No compound gi-ains are present. 



Gypsophila alHssima Linn. {Caryophyllacece.) Dry endosperm. — Separated-grains rounded to poly- 

 hedral. Size 1 to 4 and 5.5ju. No compound grains are present. 



Saponaria pcrsica C. A. Mey. (Caryophyllacecr.) Dry endosperm. — Compound grains spherical to 

 elongated-oval, rarely slightly angular, granular, containing over 6000 components. Size 

 about 22/x. Separated-grains rounded. Size 0.7 to hardly 2n. 



Vaccaria vulgaris Host.; Saponaria vaccaria Linn. {Caryophjllacew.) Dry endosperm.— Compoimd 

 grains spherical, oval, oblong, rarely somewhat angular, one-half to just as thick as long, 

 granular, consisting of over 5000 components. Length about 25 and 35fi, thickness about 

 25ai. Separated-grains rovmded. Size 1 to 2fi. 



Silene conoidea Linn. {Caryophyllacew.) Dry e7}dosperm. — Sepai-ated-grains rounded-angular to 

 polyhedral. Size 1.6 to 4fi. Compound grains (only visible within the cells) rounded to 

 oblong. 



Silene ambigua Camb. (Caryophyllacco'.) Dry endosperm. — Separated-grains almost rounded, size 

 scarcely over 1^. No compoimd grains could be seen. 



Eudianthe cceli-rosa Fenzl.; Lychnis cccli-rosa Dcscr. {Caryophyllacew.) Dry endosperm. — Compound 

 grains rounded or oval, granular. Size about 15^. Separated-grains round. Size 0.7 to 

 scarcely 2/i. 



Lychnis dioica Linn.; Lychnis vespertina Sibth. {CaryophyUacece.) Dry endosperm. — Compound 

 grains rounded-oval to oblong, two-fifths to almost as thick as long, granular, containing 30 

 to over 3000 components. Size about 27/i. Separated-grains rounded to angular. Size 

 1 to 3 and 4/li. 



Agrostanma coronaria Linn. ; Lychnis coronaria Desr. (CaryophyllacecB.) Dry endospenn.—Compoxmd 

 grains rounded to elongated-lanceolate, one-foiu-th to almost as thick as long, with either 

 rounded surfaces or more rarely by means of pressure somewhat angular and sharp-edged, 

 granular, consisting of over 5000 components. Size about 40/i. Separated-grains rounded 

 or rounded-angular. Size 1 to 3m. 



Cucubalus bacciferus Liim. {Caryophyllacew.) Dry endosperm. — Separated-grains rounded. Size 

 1 to scarcely 2/j. No compound grains arc observed. 



Drypis spinosa Linn. {Caryophyllacew.) Dry aidospenn. — Separated-grains rounded or slightly 

 angular. Size 0.7 to 2ju. 



Petivcria alliacea Lirm. {Phyiolaccaccw.) Dry endosperm. — Compound grains spherical to elongated- 

 oval, occasionally somewhat angular or irregular, two-fifths to just as thick as long. Size 

 about 36fi. Separated-gxains rounded or rounded-angular. Size 1.5 to 3^. 



Rivina purpurascens Schrad. {Phytolaccacew.) Dry endosperm. — Compound grains spherical, gran- 

 ular. Size about 17ai. Separated-grains rounded or rounded-angular. Size 1 to S/x. 



Limeum glomcratum Ecld. Zeyh. {Ficoidacew.) Dry endosperm. — Compound grains oval, elongated- 

 elliptical, lanceolate-conical, one-third to ahnost as thick as long, granular. Length about 

 30^1, thickness about 15^. Separated-grains round or rounded-angular. Size 1 to 3^. 



Microtea maypurensis G. Dou. {Phytolaccacew.) Dry endosperm. — Separated-grains rounded- 

 angular. Size 1.5 to 4m. Compound grains nearly all fallen apart, only a few small rounded 

 ones remaining. Size about 15^. 



Phytolacca esculenta V. Houtte. {Phytolaccacew.) Dry endosperm. — Compound grains spherical or 

 oval, two-fifths to equally as tliick as long, reticulated-granular, consisting of 9000 compo- 

 nents. Size about 65m. Separated-grains rounded to almost polyhedral. Size 1.5 to 5^. 



Pircunia lathenia Moq. {Phytolaccacew.) Dry endosperm.- — Compound grains spherical-oval to 

 elongated-oval, conical, or slightly irregular, reticulatetl-graiiular, consisting of over 20,000 

 components. Size about 77^. Separated-grains rounded to polyhedral. Size 1.5 to 5m- 



