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cell wall, nucleus, chloroplasts and protoplasm. Does the proto- 

 plasm move? 



Exercise 7. Examine sections of several green plants. Note tlie chloro- 

 plasts. Are they of the same size and shape? 



Exercise 8. Examine thin sections of a new tuber of a potato. Note 

 the cells. Look for leucoplasts. Stain with iodine and note the 

 starch grains. 



Exercise 9. Examine cross sections of the petals of colored flowers, of 

 the colored leaves of the Coleus and of the root of the beet. Where are 

 the colors located? 



Exercise 10. Add a drop of a mixture of iodine and phosphoric acid 

 to a thin section of plant with prominent cell walls. It stains the cellu- 

 lose a violet blue. It is prepared by dissolving with heat % gram of 

 potassium iodine and a few iodine crystals in 25 o.e. of concentrated aque- 

 ous solution of phosphoric acid. 



Note — Other products of the cell will be studied in Chapter XI. 



