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ON THE RESERVE PROTEIN IN PLANTS. 



POLYGONACEAE. 



Species. 



Objects tested. 



Active 

 albumen. 



Remarks. 



Polygonum cuspidatum. 



Fagopyrum esculentum. 

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Young leaves. 

 Young leaves. 

 Flowers. 

 Roots. 



Present. 



None. 



Much 

 present. 



None. 



No starch. 

 Much starch. 



LAURACEAE. 



Cinnamomum Camphora. 



Machilus Thunbergi, var. 

 Major. 



Young leaves. 

 Young leaves. 



None. 

 None. 



Much starch. 

 No starch. 



SOLANACEAE. 



Phvsalis Alkekengi. 



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 Solanum tuberosum. 



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Young leaves. 



Flowers. 



Roots. 



Young leaves. 

 Flowers. 



None. 

 None. 

 None. 

 None. 

 None. 



Much starch. 

 Much starch. 

 Much starch. 

 Little starch. 

 No starch. 



STERCULIACEAE. 



Sterculia platanifolia. 



Young leaves. 



Present. 





CORONACEAE. 



Aucuba japonica. 



Young leaves. 



None. 





