ON THE RESERVE RROTEIN IN PLANTS 
85 
ORCHIDEAE. 
Species. 
Objects tested. 
Active 
albumen. 
Remarks. 
Bletia Hyacinthina. 
Young leaves. 
Present. 
No starch. 
99 99 
Flowers. 
Present. 
No starch. 
99 99 
Roots. 
Present. 
No starch. 
99 99 
Tubers. 
Present. 
No starch. 
Gastrodia elata. 
• 
Flowers. 
Much 
present. 
No starch. 
99 99 
Tubers. 
Much 
present. 
No starch. 
Cynbidium virens. 
Young leaves. 
None. 
9 9 9 9 
Roots. 
None. 
Iris tectorum. 
Young leaves. 
None. 
No starch. 
9 9 99 
Roots. 
Much 
present. 
No starch. 
RANUNCULACEAE. 
Paeonia albiflora. 
Young leaves. 
Much 
present. 
9 9 9 9 
9 9 9 9 
Flowers. 
Tubers. 
Much 
present. 
Present. 
Slightly alkaline 
reaction. 
Pæonia Moutan. 
Young leaves. 
Much 
persent. 
No starch. 
9 9 9 9 
Young roots. 
Present. 
No starch. 
Clematis florida. 
Young leaves. 
None. 
No starch. 
Flowers. 
None. 
Neutral reaction. 
MALVANCEAE. 
Hibiscus syriacus. 
Young leaves. 
None. 
Much starch. 
Neutral reaction. 
