exxxvi Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XIV, 
paints prepared from vis oh Pi mi of safflower oil gave a peculiar glossy 
surface vdisey spread on and one equally sme as pis: linseed oil. 
The use of a soiatiice ‘of ye aie nd safflow eating gave 
boiled chs which appear to possess no advantage ponds pry oil alone. 
The work is being continued. 
Chemical studies on safflower seed and its germination— 
By V.A 
AMHANE 
The pea emar of oily seeds ae been nied § Paci rer Pome what 
has been done has been chiefly or almost e on 
Th versie she has a special Letters howe wale 
Safflower seed in the oe condition aa the followin composition, 
ra complete drying. Oil,—5 58%; pk og —29 to 32 %; bebe 
e,—lto 2%; Nit sagt roe extract — i 0 10% ; ; Ash,—3 to 4%. 
contains no pete tannin glucoside, but pe ero a small quantity a 
pereheg tres Die r which i is 5 still under ea ae 
The process of germination wa wed, onsite sterile conditions, 
ah ep stage atl age, ang it is chown eat (1) there is a gradua = 
n the oil bias mtent, (2) a gradu as reo in the nitrogen-free extract 
pest A in the sugars, (3 am radual but slight loss in total pean: 
while the. “Sei tae of soluble awit! Aide ee rapidly. These 
reach a maximum one e radical has grown fully, but just before lateral 
roots Seong to develop. 
The lipase of gertnin ating safflower seed was studied, first by Green's 
method (which gave unsatisfactory results) and then ‘by Arms 
method which much more t, 
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ase it was shown that the ong no emer in ee resting a a 
bare at once on the commencement of ane ation, and ine! shich it 
amount again until the lateral Sosy begin to develop after sg 
declines, if no plant food is supplied to the posto Hon 
The work is being continued. 
Oxidases. With special reference to their presence and 
function in the sugarcane.—By R. NaRaly. 
The author shows that “aR oxidases or the so-called oxidist a 
are praoont i all the different portio f the sugarcane pient 
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guaiacum is associated with the f pyrocatechin 
This view “ criticised and its defi sascx pel ae ie Se ioroform ss 
to exercise the best oe and antiseptic action. As the ef 
cei it oy been found that although alkaline a 
