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The microscopy of vegetable foods (1906)

Winton, Andrew Lincoln, 1864-1946, Moeller, Josef, 1848-1924 · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 326

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r. ACORN. 30S Embryo (Fig. 248). The polygonal epidermal and subepidermalcells of the cotyledons contain distinct nuclei, each inclosing a crystalloid.Similar nuclei occur along with starch grains in the small subepidermalcells. The remainder of the tissue is a parenchyma with round cellsabout 100… … Fig. 247. Acorn, Hairs: i from epicarp; 2 from endocarp; 3 from spermoderm. (MOELLER.) 50 n long with very distinct, elongated hilum. The grains usually occursingly, although twins and various larger aggregates similar to thosefound in tapioca, sago, and buckwheat are not uncommon. The ellip-soidal…

Food adulteration and inspection · Plant anatomy · Microscopy

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