The microscopy of vegetable foods : with special reference to the detection of adulteration and the diagnosis of mixtures (1906)
Winton, Andrew Lincoln, 1864-1946, Moeller, Josef, 1848-1924 · New York : John Wiley & Sons · leaf 283
outline of the slightly flattened, brown seed is quadrilateral,and the form of both the cotyledons and radicle is clearly evident onthe exterior (Fig. 213). The radicle is bent parallel to the cotyledonsand the longer axis of the seed (Fig. 214). Under a lens, the hilum isseen to be situated near… … Fig an Fenuffreek {Trigonella Foenum-Graeciim). Fig. 214. Fenugreek. Seed with ,7 seed natural size; the others enlarged. spermoderra partially removed fNoBBK) showing cotyledon and radicle. ^ ■ (MOEU-ER.) The Spermoderm (Fig. 216, 5; Fig. 215) has the three layers of a typical legume.
Plant anatomy · Food adulteration and inspection · Microscopy
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