Author : Boston Society of Natural History
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484862882
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (628 download)
Book Synopsis Memoirs Read Before the Boston Society of Natural History, Vol. 5 by : Boston Society of Natural History
Download or read book Memoirs Read Before the Boston Society of Natural History, Vol. 5 written by Boston Society of Natural History and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-10 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memoirs Read Before the Boston Society of Natural History, Vol. 5: Being a New Series of the Boston Journal of Natural History; 1895-1904 My own microchemical studies would lead to the inference, that the reserve material Of the seeds of Liliaceae is, in some cases at least, a complex body, and, until we understand its chemical nature better, it is more convenient for botanists to employ a term which shall not entangle them in chemical difficulties. Hence, in this work, reserve cellulose is the material stored on the walls Of the endosperm cells, which is to be distinguished from the original membrane, and which is used up during germination. The unfailing chemical Characteristic of the reserve cellulose, of all the seeds examined, is its easy solubility with hot, weak, mineral acids; a characteristic which points to the conclusion that the reserve cellulose of the Liliaceae is. Schulze's hemi cellulose. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
