ON THE RESERVE PROTEIN IN PLANTS. 



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SAPINDACEAE. 



Species. 



Objects tested. 



Active 



ALBUMEN 



Remarks. 



Acer palmatum. 



Young leaves. 

 Roots. 



Present 

 Present 



Also leaves suffering 

 from albinism gave 

 the reaction. 



LILIACEAE. 



Lilium collosum. 



Hemerocallis flava. 



Polygonatum canalicul- 

 atum. 



Polygonatum canalicul- 

 atum. 



Young leaves. 

 Roots. 



Young leaves. 

 Roots. 



Young leaves. 

 Flowers. 



None. 

 None. 

 None. 

 None. 

 None. 

 None. 



Little pass, albumen. 

 No starch. 

 No starch. 

 No starch. 



RUBIACEAE. 



Gardenia florida. 

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Young leaves. 



None. 



Much pass, albumen. 

 Much slimy matter. 



BERBERIDIEAE. 



Nandina domestica. 



Young leaves. 

 Buds. 



None. 



Much 

 present. 



No starch. 

 No starch. 



ONAGRACEAE. 



Oenothera Jacquinii. 



I! 11 

 II II 



Young leaves. 



Flowers. 



Roots. 



Much 

 present. 



Much 

 present. 



Much 

 present. 



No starch. 

 No starch. 

 No starch. 



