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ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Plate II. 
STARCH GRAINS. 
Fig. 8. — Potato starch grains showing the excentral and circular 
point of origin of growth, and lamellae. 
Fig. 9. — Maranta starch grains showing fissured point of origin 
of growth, and distinct lamellae. 
Fig. 10.— Wheat starch grains showing indistinct point of origin 
of growth, and lamellae. 
Fig. 11. — Cornstarch grains, which are more or less polygonal in 
outline and have a 3 to 5-angled point of origin of 
growth. 
Fig. 12. — Starch grains of Iris Florenlina showing peculiar horse- 
shoe-like fissure extending from point of origin of 
growth. 
Fig. 13. — Irregular starch grains of calumba root. 
Fig. 14. — Peculiar beaked starch grains of ginger rhizome. 
Fig. 15. - Starch grains of bean showing irregular longitudinal fis- 
sures. 
Fig. 10 — Compound starch grains of oats. 
