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The Degrees of Polarization of Various Starches

Based on a scale running from 0 (or very low intensity) to 4 (very high).

Aconitum Napellus 1
Actaea alba 1
Actaea spicata var. rubra 1
Aesculus Hippocastanum 3
Alstroemeria aurantiaca (aurea) 4
Alstroemeria brasiliensis 3
Alstroemeria brasiliensis 4
Amaryllis belladonna major 3
Andropogon Sorgham var. (Shallu) 3
Andropogon Sorghum var. (W. K. Corn) 3
Andropogon Sorghum var. (Y. B. Sorgh.) 4
Anemone apennina 1
Anemone blanda 1
Anemone fulgens 2
Anemone japonica 2
Antholyza crocosmoides 3
Antholyza paniculata 3
Arachis hypogaea 3
Arisaema triphyllum 3
Arrhenatherum elatius var. 2
Arum cornutum 3
Arum italicum 3
Arum palaestinum 2
Avena sativa var. (Clydesdale) 2
Babiana var. (Athraction) 2
Babiana var. (violacea) 2
Batatas edulis 3
Brodiaea californica 3
Brodiaea coccinea 3
Brodiaea congesta 3
Brodiaea grandiflora 3
Brodiaea ixioides var. splendens 3
Brodiaea lactea 3
Brodiaea laxa 3
Brodiaea peduncularis 3
Brodiaea Purdyi 3
Brodiaea stellaris 3
Calathea Lietzei 2
Calathea vittata 3
Calathea Wiotiana 2
Calathea Wiotiana 3
Calochortus albus 3
Calochortus Benthami 4
Calochortus Leichtlinii 4
Calochortus lilacinus 4
Calochortus luteus var. oculatus 4
Calochortus Maweanus var. major 4
Calochortus nitidus 3
Calochortus splendens 3
Canna edulis 4
Canna Roscoeana 4
Canna var. (Jean Tissot) 3
Canna var. (Konigin Charlotte)3
Canna var. (L. D. Eisele) 4
Canna var. (L. F. Baily) 3
Canna var. (Mrs. Kate Grey) 4
Canna var. (President Carnot) 3
Canna Warscewiczii 4
Castanea americana 3
Castanea pumila 3
Castanea sativa var. 3
Castanea sativa var. numbo 3
Chionodoxa Lucillae 3
Chionodoxa sardensis 3
Chionodoxa Tmolusi 3
Cimicifuga racemosa 1
Cochlearia Armoracia 2
Cochlearia Armoracia 3
Colchicum Parkinsoni 3
Convallaria majalis 2
Crinum americanum 4
Crinum fimbriatulum 4
Crocus Susianus (Cloth of Gold) 3
Crocus var. (Baron von Brunow) 3
Crocus versicolor (Cloth of Silver) 3
Curcuma longa 2
Curcuma petiolata 3
Cycas circinalis 3
Cycas revoluta 3
Cyclamen coum 3
Cyclamen repandum 3
Cypella Herberti 2
Dieffenbachia illustris (pith) 4
Dieffenbachia segaine var. maculata (cortex) 3
Dieffenbachia seguine var. irrorata (cortex) 2
Dieffenbachia seguine var. irrorata (pith) 3
Dieffenbachia seguine var. maculata (pith) 4
Dieffenbachia seguine var. nobilis (cortex) 2
Dieffenbachia seguine var. nobilis (pith) 3
Dieffenbachis illustris (cortex) 3
Dioon edule 3
Dolichos Lablab 2
Dracunculus vulgaris 3
Eranthus hyemalis 3
Erythronium americanum 3
Erythronium californicum 3
Erythronium citrinum 3
Erythronium Dens-canis 2
Erythronium Dens-canis var. grand. 3
Erythronium grandiflorum 2
Freesia refracta var. alba 3
Freesia refracta var. Leichtlinni 3
Fritillaria armena 3
Fritillaria aurea 3
Fritillaria imperialis var. Aurora 3
Fritillaria liliacea 3
Fritillaria pudica 3
Fritillaria pyrenalca 3
Fritillaria recurva 4
Galanthus Elwesii 3
Galanthus nivalis 3
Galtonia candicans 4
Gelasine azurea 3
Gesneria tubiflora 3
Gladiolus byzantinus 3
Gladiolus cardinalis (Blushing Bride) 3
Gladiolus floribundus 3
Gladiolus primulinus 3
Gloxinia var. 3
Haemanthus Katherinae 3
Hedychium coronarium 1
Hedychium Gardnerianum 0
Hippeastrum aulicum var. robustum 3
Hippeastrum equestre 3
Hippeastrum vittatum 3
Homeria collina 3
Hordeum sativum var. (Champion) 2
Hyacinthus orientalis var. alba superba 3
Hyacinthus orientalis var. albulus (Italian) 3
Hymenocallis undulata 3
Iris alata 4
Iris Bismarkiana 3
Iris caucasica 4
Iris florentina 2
Iris Histrio 4
Iris iberica 3
Iris pallida var. speciosa 3
Iris pumila var. cyanea 3
Iris reticulata 4
Iris tingitana 4
Iris xiphium var. Grand Tresorier 4
Iris xiphium var. lusitanica 4
Iris xiphium. var. Wilhelmine 4
Ixia speciosa 2
Ixia var. (Emma) 3
Ixia viridiflora 2
Jatropha Curcas 4
Lachenalia pendula 2
Lachenalia tricolor var. luteola 2
Lathyrus latifolius var. albus 3
Lathyrus magellanicus var. albus 3
Lathyrus odoratus var. Shahzada 3
Lathyrus sylvestris 2
Lens esculenta 4
Leucojum aestivum 3
Leucojum vernum 3
Lilium auratum 3
Lilium candidum 3
Lilium longiflorum var. eximium 3
Lilium longiflorum var. giganteum 3
Lilium martagon 3
Lilium Parryi 3
Lilium philadelphicum 3
Lilium rubellum 3
Lilium speciosum var. album 3
Lilium superbum 3
Lilium tenuifolium 3
Lilium tigrinum var. splendens 3
Lillum Henryi 4
Manihot utilissima 3
Maranta arundinacea 3
Maranta arundinacea var. No. 1 3
Maranta arundinacea var. No. 2 3
Maranta leuconeura 3
Maranta Massangeana 3
Maranta musaica 3
Marica gracilis 0
Moraea tristis 3
Mucuna pruriens 4
Musa Cavendishii (green fruit) 2
Musa Cavendishii 1
Muscari botryoides 3
Muscari commutatum 3
Muscari comosum 3
Muscari compactum 3
Muscari micranthum 3
Muscari paradoxum 3
Narcissus biflorus 3
Narcissus Bulbocodium 3
Narcissus Bulbocodium var. monophyllus 3
Narcissus Bulbocodium. var. conspicuus 3
Narcissus Horsfieldii 3
Narcissus incomparabilis 3
Narcissus Jonquilla 3
Narcissus Jonquilla var. Campernelli rug 3
Narcissus Jonquilla var. rugulosus 4
Narcissus maximus 3
Narcissus odorus 3
Narcissus poeticus 3
Narcissus tazetta var. orientalis 3
Nelumbo lutes 3
Nelumbo nucifera 3
Nymphaea alba 3
Nymphaea Gladstoniana 3
Nymphaea marliacea. var. albida 3
Nymphaea odorata 3
Nymphaea odorata var. rosea 3
Nymphaes marliacea var. carnea 3
Ornithogalum narbonense (pyramidale) 3
Ornithogalum nutans 3
Ornithogalum thyrsoides var. aureum 4
Ornithogalum umbellatum 3
Oryza sativa var. 2
Panicum Crus-galli var. 2
Phaseolus lunatus var. (H.'s B. Lima) 3
Phaseolus vulgaris var. (Red K. Bean) 3
Pisum sativum var. (Elec. E. Early) 3
Pisum sativum var. (Eugenie green) 1
Pisum sativum var. (Eugenie yellow) 2
Pisum sativum var. (L. W. Marrowfat) 3
Pisum sativum var. (Mam. G. Seeded) 2
Pisum sativum var. (Thos. Laxton) 1
Polygonum Fagopyrum var. (American) 3
Polygonum Fagopyrum var. (Japanese) 3
Puschkinia scilloides 3
Puschkinia scilloides var. libanotica 3
Quercus alba 3
Quercus Muhlenbergii 3
Quercus Prinus 3
Quercus rubra 2
Quercus texana 3
Ranunculus bulbosus 1
Ranunculus Ficaria 3
Richardia africana 0
Richardia albo-maculata 2
Richardia Elliotiana 2
Romulea rosea var. speciosa 3
Scilla bifolia 3
Scilla peruviana 3
Scilla sibirica 3
Secale cereale var. (Mammoth Winter) 2
Secale cereale var. (Spring) 3
Solanum tuberosum 4
Sparaxis grandiflora var. alba 3
Sparaxis var. (Albertine)3
Sprekelia formosissima 3
Sternbergia lutes 3
Stromanthe sanguinea 3
Tacca pinnatifida 3
Tigridia Pavonia var. conchiflora 1
Tigridia Pavonia var. grandiflora alba 1
Trianosperma ficifolia 3
Trillium grandiflorum 2
Trillium ovatum 2
Trillium sessile var. californicum 2
Triteleia uniflora 3
Triticum sativum var. dicoccum 1
Triticum sativum var. vulgare 1
Tritonia crocata 2
Tritonia crocata var. lilacina 3
Tritonia crocata var. rosea 3
Tritonia crocosmaeflora 3
Tritonia Pottsii 3
Tritonia securigera 3
Tulipa australis 3
Tulipa Billietiana 3
Tulipa Clusiana 3
Tulipa Clusiana var. persica 3
Tulipa Didieri 3
Tulipa Didieri var. Fransoniana 3
Tulipa Didieri var. Mauriana 3
Tulipa Greigi 3
Tulipa Hageri 3
Tulipa oculus-solis 3
Tulipa praecox 3
Tulipa sylvetris 3
Vallota purpurea 3
Vicia Faba 3
Vicia fulgens 4
Vicia Gerardi 4
Vicia sativa 3
Vicia villosa 3
Vicia villossa 4
Vucia Faba 4
Watsonia humilis 3
Watsonia iridifolia var. O'Brieni 3
Watsonia Meriana 3
Wistaria chinensis 3
Zamia integrifolia 4
Zea Mays var. everta (Golden Queen) 3
Zea Mays var. everta (White Rice) 3
Zea Mays var. indentata (H. King) 3
Zea Mays var. indentata. (E'y L'g) 3
Zea Mays var. indurata (C.'s Early) 3
Zea Mays var. indurata (N. Dakota) 3
Zea Mays var. saccharata (B. Mex.) 2
Zea Mays var. saccharata (G. B'm) 3
Zea Mays var. saccharata (S.'s E'n) 3
Zephyranthes candida 3
Zephyranthes rosea 3
Zingiber officinale var. Cochin 1
Zingiber officinale var. Jamaica No. 2 1
Zingiber officinale var. Jamaica No. I 1

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