ON THE RESERVE RROTEIN IN PLANTS. 85 



ORCHIDEAE. 



Species. 



Objects tested. 



Active 



ALBUMEN. 



Remarks. 



Bletia HyacLnthina. 



Young leaves. 



Present. 



No starch. 



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Flowers. 



Present. 



No starch. 







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Tubers. 



Present. 



No starch. 



Gastrodia elata. 



Flowers. 



Much 

 present. 



No starch. 





Tubers. 



Much 

 present. 



No starch. 



Cynbidium virens. 



Young leaves. 



None. 





11 11 



Roots. 



None. 





Iris tectorum. 



Young leaves. 



None. 



No starch. 



1 1 11 



Roots. 



Much 

 present. 



No starch. 



RANUNCULACEAE. 



Pseonia albiflora. 



Young leaves. 



Much 

 present. 





n 11 

 n 11 



Flowers. 

 Tubers. 



Much 

 present. 



Present. 



Slightly alkaline 

 reaction. 



Paeonia Moutan. 



Young leaves. 



Much 

 persent. 



No starch. 



11 11 



Young roots. 



Present. 



No starch. 



Clematis florida. 



Young leaves. 



None. 



No starch. 





Flowers. 



None. 



Neutral reaction. 



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VIALVANCEAE. 



Hibiscus syriacus. 



Young leaves. 



None. 



Much starch. 

 Neutral reaction. 



