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1 . The Starches — Continued. 



Haemanthus 287 



Crinum 288 



Nerine 289 



Narcissus 294 



Lilium 297 



Iris 298 



Gladiolus 299 



Tritonia 299 



Begonia 299 



Richardia 301 



Musa 301 



Miltonia 302 



C3rinbidium 302 



Calanthe 302 



Histologic Properties of Starches of Hybrids in relation to those of the Parents ■ • • • 302 



Qualitative and Quantitative Reactions of Starches of Hybrids with especial reference to Reversal of these Reactions 



in their Parental Relationships 304 



Reaction-Intensities of Each Hybrid Starch 309 



Reaction-Intensities of Each Hybrid Starch with Different Agents and Reagents 309 



Reaction-Intensities of Each Hybrid Starch in Relation to Sameness and Inclination to Each Parent and Both Parents . 322 

 Reaction-Intensities of All of the Hybrid Starches with Each Agent and Reagent and as Regards Sameness and Incli- 

 nation of their Properties in Relation to One or the Other Parent or Both Parents 323 



2. The Plant Tissues ; 337 



Macroscopic and Microscopic Characters of Hybrid-Stocks in comparison with the Reaction-Intensities of Starches 

 of Hybrid-Stocks as Regards Sameness, Intermediateness, Excess, and Deficit of Development in 

 Relation to the Parent-Stocks 337 



3. Tissues and Starches of the Same Parent- and Hybrid-Stocks 340 



Chapter VI. Applications of Results op Researches 360 



Specificity of Stereoisomerides in relation to Genera, Species, etc 360 



Protoplasm a Complex Stereochemic System 363 



The Germplasm is a Stereochemic System — that is, a Physico-Chemical System Particularized by the Characters of its 



Stereoisomers and the Arrangements of its Components in the Three Dimensions of Space 364 



Protoplasmic Stereochemic System applied to the Explanation of the Mechanism of Variations, Sports, Fluctuations, etc . . 367 



Protoplasmic Stereochemic System applied to the Genesis of Species 368 



Chapter VII. Notes and Conclusions 370 



Hypothesis underlying these Researches 370 



Exploratory Character — ^Evidence in Support of the Hypothesis, etc 370 



Methods Employed and Recommended 370 



Starch Substances as Non-Unit Substances 372 



Each Starch Property an Independent Physico-Chemical Unit-Character 372 



Individuality or Specificity of Each Agent and Reagent 372 



Reliability of Methods as shown by Charts and Conformity of Results Collectively 373 



General Conclusions drawn from Results of the Hemoglobin Researches 373 



General Conclusions drawn from the Starch Researches 374 



General Conclusions drawn from Investigations of the Macroscopic and Microscopic Characters of Plants 374 



The Relative PotentiaUties of the Seed Parent and the Pollen Parent in influencing the Characters of the Hybrid 374 



Species Parents versus Sex Parents 375 



Intermediateness asa Criterion of Hybrids 376 



Germplasm as a Stereochemic System 376 



Applications to the Explanation of the occurrence of Variations, Sports, Fluctuations, and the Genesis of Species 376 



Scientific Basis for Classification of Plants and Animals and for the Study of Protoplasm 376 



PART II. PAOB 



Prefatory Notes vii 



Chapter VIII. Special, General, and Comparative Laboratory Data of the Properties of Starches of Parent- and 



Hybhid-Stocks 377 



1. Amaryllis — Brunsvigia 379 



1. Starches of Amaryllis belladonna, Brunsvigia josephinse, Brunsdonna sanderoe alba, and B. sanderce 379 



2. Hippeastrum 396 



2. Starches of Hippeastrum titan, H. cleonia, and H. titan-cleonia 396 



3. Starches of Hippeastrum ossultan, H. p3frrha, and H. ossultan-pyrrha 407 



4. Starches of Hippeastrum daeones, H. zephyr, and H. dseones-zephyr 41g 



3. Hasmanthus 429 



6. Starches of Haemanthus katherinse, H. magnificus, and H. andromeda 429 



6. Starches of Hsemanthus katherinse, H. puniceus, and H. konig albert 442 



4. Crinum 449 



7. Starches of Crinum moorei, C. zeylaniciun, and C. hybridum j. c. harvey 45O 



8. Starches of Crinum zeylanicum, C. longifolium, and C. kircape 464 



9. Starches of Crinum longifolium, C. moorei, and C. powellii 476 



