332 BOTANICAL GAZETTE [may 
We may say that in Sendai also the mesophyll of the major- 
ity of evergreen plants is almost free from starch during mid- 
winter. Guard-cells were free from starch in the majority of the 
examined plants, only five or six species containing a little 
starch. Calcium oxalate crystals were present, more or eal 
almost all the dicotyledonous leaves examined. 
Evergreen leaves from Nara. 
The material was sent to me through the kindness of Mr. 
Aizama of the Nara High School, being collected in the cold 
days of January and February, 1899. 
The results of the examination nearly correspond to those 
obtained from the plants of Tokyo. Among thirty-six species 
examined the following six contained no starch in the meso- 
phyll: 
Podocarpus chinensis. Eurya ochnacea. 
Maesa Doraena. Ternstroemia japonica. 
Vicia Faba. |. Symplocos japonica. 
Among the rest the following plants were found to contaia 
little or very little starch in the mesophyll : - 
Podocarpus Nageia. Eleagnus pungens. — 
Pinus densiflora. Daphniphyllum macropo 
Pinus Thunbergii. Raphanus sativus. 
Nandia domestica. Osmanthus —— 
- Quercus glauca. Ilex rotunda. 
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia. Ilex Oldhami. 
Rosa indica. — Eurya japonica. 
Photinia glabra. : Illicium anisatum. 
_ Eriobotrya japonica. Ficus foveolata. 
Thea sinensis. Raphanus sativus. — 
Thea Sasangua. Osmanthus frags 
Thea japonica. 
oe The following eight species were more Or less rich i in 
_in the mesophyll: : 
Abies firma. Cinnamomum Lo os 
Cryptomeria japonica. Cinnamomum Ci 
Nerium odorum. 
Cinnamomum p 
Ardisia = isponie : 
oS _ Fetsia japonica. 
