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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. 
Ainus maritima. 
Young leaves. 
Much 
present. 
No starch. 
ALISMACEAE. 
Alisma Plantago. 
Young leaves. 
Present. 
Much starch. 
EBENACEAE. 
Diospyros kaki. 
Young leaves. 
None. 
No pass, albumen. 
Flowers. 
None. 
Neutral reaction. 
n n 
Seeds. 
None. 
DIOSCOREAE. 
Dioscorea japonica. 
Young leaves 
None. 
No starch 
n m 
? j n 
Neutral reaction 
n 
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Roots. 
None. 
Neutral reaction. 
SALICINEAE. 
Salix japonica. 
Young leaves. 
None. 
No starch. 
i) In this root is also contained about 8 r / 0 of the dry matter mucin , according to 
J. Ishii. See this Bulletin, p. 99. 
