BOTANICAL GAZETTE 
TABLE I—Continued 
[NOVEMBER 
AMMONIUM OXALATE AND 
CALCIUM PECTATE FORM 
CALCIUM OXALATE CRYS- 
TALS AND AMMONIUM 
PECTATE 
RUTHENIAN RED FOR PECTIC MATERIAL, IN 
Panna 2 PER CENT POTASSIUM 
E FOR PECTIC ACID heed Rey 
OXID: 
geben po BY IT; 
ae 
2 PE 
R CE 
CHLO: — ACID FOR chimes OF gles rari 
CTIN SOLUBLE IN WATER 
SEEDS 
Test oe oxalate Test for pectic material 
Loam Sand Loam Sand 
Egg pent (Black | Many Many Thick layer; ger Same as in loam 
beauty) oo. crystals crystals tose changed to 
pectic acid 
pape (Mignon- | Few ny Pectose changed _ | Same as in loam 
HE} ck ers oss crystals crystals chiefly to pectic 
pecial- 
ly near 
P 
phages i (Hollow Very few Very few | Pectose changed | Same as in loam 
Wi) ole. es crystals crystals chiefly to pectic 
acid 
Peas (Telephone)..| Many Many, on ape Fy Same as in loam 
crystals crystals 0 pectic acid 
Radish (Sparkler)..| Many Many sei tia Fag Same as in loam 
crystals crystals 0 pectic acid 
saecwd One aly Many Many Pectose changed | Same as in loam 
cc AS crystals crystals chiefly to pectic 
; acid, some to 
pectin 
agape (Giant Number of | Number of |Pectose changed Little A ai acid: 
ummer crook crystals crystals to pectic acid pecto: oc 
ood cK)... to eet acid 
Swiss Chard Few Few hig cepry Some Pawn! acid; 
(Lucullus)..... crystals crystals 0 pectic acid pectose cha nged 
to pectic acid 
Tomatoes Few | Few Pectose changed Epon layer; pec- 
(Ponderosa).....} crystals crystals to pectin wage a to 
nie ic 
Watermelon Many Many Some pectic acid; | Same as in loam 
(Cole’s early)..| crystals crystals pectose changed 
to pectic acid 
In general, the root system was 
seedlings grown in sand, and the 
found more extensive on those 
root hairs were much longer. 
