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ON THE RESERVE PROTEIN IN PLANTS. 



CORYLACEAE. 



Species. 



Objects tested. 



Active 

 albumen. 



Remarks. 



Carpinus cordata. 



Young leaves. 



Present. 



No starch. 



BETULACEAE. 



Alnus maritima. 



Young leaves. 



Much 

 present. 



No starch. 



ALISMACEAE. 



Alisma Plantago. 



Young leaves. 



Present. 



Much starch. 



EBENACEAE. 



Diospyros kaki. 



11 11 



Young leaves. 



Flowers. 



Seeds. 



None. 

 None. 

 None. 



No pass, albumen. 

 Neutral reaction. 



DIOSCOREAE. 



Dioscorea japonica. 



i» »i 



n 11 



Young leaves 



n » 



n 11 



Roots. 



None. 

 None. 



No starch 

 Neutral reaction 

 Much pass, albumen'). 

 Neutral reaction. 



SALICINEAE. 



Salix japonica. 



Young leaves. 



None. 



No starch. 



i) In this root is also contained about 8 / 0 of the dry matter mucin , according to 

 J. Ishii. See this Bulletin, p. 99. 



