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The Purdy's Solution (KOH) Reactions of Various Starches

Based on a graduated scale running from 0 to 11, where 11=60 or more minutes for gelatinization.

Aconitum Napellus 0
Actaea alba 0
Actaea spicata var. rubra 0
Adonis amurensis 0
Aesculus Hippocastanum 3
Alstroemeria aurantiaca (aurea) 0
Alstroemeria brasiliensis 0
Alstroemeria ligtu 0
Amaryllis belladonna major 2
Andropogon Sorghum var. (Shallu) 11
Andropogon Sorghum var. (W. K. Corn) 11
Andropogon Sorghum var. (Y. B. Sorgh.) 11
Anemone apennina 0
Anemone blanda 0
Anemone fulgens 0
Anemone japonica 0
Antholyza crocosmoides 11
Antholyza paniculata 11
Arachis hypogaea 3
Arisaema triphyllum 11
Arrhenatherum elatius var. 11
Arum cornutum 11
Arum italicum 11
Arum palaestinum 11
Avena sativa var. (Clydesdale) 11
Babiana var. (Athraction) 1
Babiana var. (violacea) 3
Batatas edulis 11
Brodiaea californica 11
Brodiaea candida 11
Brodiaea capitata 11
Brodiaea coccinea 11
Brodiaea congesta 11
Brodiaea grandiflora 11
Brodiaea ixioides var. splendens 11
Brodiaea lactea 11
Brodiaea laxa 11
Brodiaea peduncularis 11
Brodiaea Purdyi 11
Brodiaea stellaris 11
Calathea Lietzei 3
Calathea Vandenheckei 7
Calathea vittata 1
Calathea Wiotiana 1
Calochortus albus 0
Calochortus Benthami 0
Calochortus Howellii 0
Calochortus Leichtlinii 0
Calochortus lilacinus 0
Calochortus luteus var. oculatus 0
Calochortus Maweanus var. major 0
Calochortus nitidus 0
Calochortus splendens 0
Canna edulis 3
Canna musaefolia 3
Canna Roscoeana 2
Canna var. (J. D. Eisele) 2
Canna var. (Jean Tissot) 3
Canna var. (Konigin Charlotte) 2
Canna var. (Mrs. Kate Grey) 2
Canna var. (President Carnot) 1
Canna Warscewiczii Canna var. (L. E. Baily) 4
Castanea americans 0
Castanea pumila 0
Castanea sativa var. 0
Castanea sativa var. numbo 0
Chionodoxa Lucillae 0
Chionodoxa sardensis 0
Chionodoxa Tmolusi 1
Cimicifuga racemosa 0
Cochlearia Armoracia 0
Colchicum Parkinsoni 11
Convallaria majalis 0
Crinum americanum 11
Crinum fimbriatulum 11
Crocus Susianus (Cloth of Gold) 5
Crocus var. (Baron von Brunow) 11
Crocus versicolor (Cloth of Silver) 11
Curcuma longa 0
Curcuma petiolata 0
Cycas circinalis 7
Cycas revoluta 11
Cyclamen couni 2
Cyclamen repandum 1
Cypella Herberti 11
Dieffenbachia illustris (cortex) 11
Dieffenbachia illustris (pith) 11
Dieffenbachia seg. var. irror. (cort.) 11
Dieffenbachia seg. var. irror. (pith) 11
Dieffenbachia seg. var. mac. (cort.) 11
Dieffenbachia seg. var. mac. (pith) 11
Dieffenbachia seg. var. nob. (cort.) 11
Dieffenbachia seg. var. nob. (pith) 11
Dioon edule 0
Dolichos Lablab 11
Dracunculus vulgaris 11
Eranthis hyemalis 0
Erythronium americanum 0
Erythronium californicum 0
Erythronium citrinum 0
Erythronium Dens-canis 0
Erythronium Dens-canis var. grand. 0
Erythronium grandiflorum 0
Freesia refracta var. alba 11
Freesia refracta var. Leichtlinii 11
Fritil1aria pyrenaica 0
Fritillaria armena 0
Fritillaria aurea 0
Fritillaria imperialis var. Aurora 1
Fritillaria liliacea 0
Fritillaria meleagris 0
Fritillaria pudica 0
Fritillaria recurva 0
Galanthus Elwesii 11
Galanthus nivalis 11
Galtonia candicans 0
Gelasine azurea 11
Gesneria tubiflora 2
Gladiolus byzantinus 11
Gladiolus cardinalis (Blushing Bride) 11
Gladiolus floribundus 11
Gladiolus primulinus 11
Gloxinia var. 0
Haemanthus Katherinae 11
Hedychium coronarium 8
Hedychium Gardnerianum 8
Hippeastruin aulicum var. robustum 11
Hippeastrum equestre 11
Hippeastrum vittatum 11
Homeria collina 11
Hordeum sativum var. (Champion) 11
Hyacinthus orientalis var. albulus (Italian) 11
Hyacinthus orientalis var. albus (White) 11
Hyacinthus orientalis var. albus superb. 5
Hymenocallis calathina 11
Hymenocallis undulata 11
Iris alata 2
Iris Bismarckiana 11
Iris caucasica 1
Iris florentina 11
Iris Histrio 0
Iris iberica 11
Iris pallida speciosa 11
Iris pumila var. cyanea 11
Iris reticulata 2
Iris tingitana 11
Iris xiphium var. Grand Tresorier 11
Iris xiphium var. lusitanica 11
Iris xiphium var. Wilhelmine 11
Ixia speciosa 1
Ixia var. (Emma) 3
Ixia viridiflora 2
Jatropha Cureas 1
Lachenalia pendula 11
Lachenalia tricolor var. luteola 11
Lathyrus latifolius var. albus 5
Lathyrus magellanicus var. albus 11
Lathyrus odoratus var. Shahzada 11
Lathyrus sylvestris 5
Lens esculenta 11
Leucojum aestivum 11
Leucojum vernum 11
Lilium auratum 0
Lilium candidum 0
Lilium Henryi 0
Lilium longiflorum var. eximium 0
Lilium longiflorum var. giganteum 0
Lilium martagon 0
Lilium pardalinum 0
Lilium Parryi 0
Lilium philadelphicum 0
Lilium puberulum 0
Lilium rubellum 0
Lilium speciosum var. album 0
Lilium superbum 0
Lilium tenuifolium 0
Lilium tigrinum var. splendens 0
Manihot utilissima 4
Maranta arundinacea 0
Maranta arundinacea var. No. 1 0
Maranta arundinacea var. No. 2 0
Maranta leuconeura 0
Maranta Massangeana 1
Maranta musaica 1
Marica Herberti 11
Moraea tristis 11
Mucuna pruriens 11
Musa Cavendishii (green fruit) 1
Musa Cavendishii 2
Musa ensete 1
Musa sapientum 1
Muscari botryoides 11
Muscari commutatum 11
Muscari comosum 11
Muscari compactum 11
Muscari conicum 11
Muscari micranthum 11
Muscari paradoxum 11
Muscari racemosum 11
Narcissus biflorus 11
Narcissus Bulbocodium 11
Narcissus Bulbocodium var. conspicuus 11
Narcissus Bulbocodium var. monophyllus 11
Narcissus Horsfieldii 11
Narcissus incomparabilis 11
Narcissus Jonquilla 11
Narcissus Jonquilla var. Campernelli rug. 11
Narcissus Jonquilla var. rugulosus 11
Narcissus maximus 11
Narcissus odorus 11
Narcissus poeticus 11
Narcissus tazetta var. orientalis 11
Nelumbo lutea 0
Nelumbo nucifera 3
Nymphaea alba 2
Nymphaea Gladstoniana 11
Nymphaea marliacea var. albida 11
Nymphaea marliacea var. carnea 4
Nymphaea odorata 4
Nymphaea odorata var. rosea 2
Ornithogalum narbonense (pyramidale) 0
Ornithogalum nutans 0
Ornithogalum thyrsoides var. aureum 1
Ornithogalum umbellatum 0
Oryza sativa var. 11
Panicum Crus-galli var. 11
Phaseolus lunatus var. (H.'s B. Lirna) 11
Phaseolus vulgaris var. (Red K. Bean) 11
Pisum sativum var. (Elec. E. Early) 11
Pisum sativum var. (Eugenie yellow) 5
Pisum sativum var. (L. W. Marrow-fat) 11
Pisum sativum var. (Mam. G. Seeded) 11
Pisum sativum var. (Thos. Laxton) 5
Pisum sativum. var. (Eugenie green) 5
Polygonum Fagopyrum var. (American) 11
Polygonum Fagopyruni var. (Japanese) 11
Puschkinia scilloides 2
Puschkinia scilloides var. libanotica 3
Quercus alba 0
Quercus Muhlenbergii 11
Quercus Prinus 5
Quercus rubra 11
Quercus texana 11
Ranunculus bulbosus 1
Ranunculus Ficaria 5
Richardia africana 11
Richardia albo-maculata 11
Richardia Elliotiana 11
Romulea rosea var. speciosa 11
Scilla bifolia 0
Scilla peruviana 0
Scilla sibirica 2
Secale cereale var. (Mammoth Winter) 11
Secale cereale var. (Spring) 11
Solanum tuberosum 2
Sparaxis grandiflora alba 0
Sparaxis var. (Albertine) 0
Sprekelia formosissima 11
Sternbergia lutea 11
Stromanthe sanguinea 3
Tacca pinnatifida 11
Tigridia Pavonia var. conchiflora 3
Tigridia Pavonia var. grand. alba 4
Trianosperma ficifolia 0
Trillium grandiflorum 1
Trillium ovatum 2
Trillium sessile var. californicum 4
Triteleia uniflora 11
Triticum sativum var. dicoccum 2
Triticum. sativum var. vulgare 4
Tritonia crocata 11
Tritonia crocata var. lilacina 11
Tritonia crocosmaeflora 11
Tritonia Pottsii 11
Tritonia securigera 11
Tulip& Didieri var. mauriana 0
Tulipa australis 0
Tulipa Billictiana 0
Tulipa Clusiana 0
Tulipa Clusiana var. persica 0
Tulipa Didieri 0
Tulipa Didieri var. Fransoniana 0
Tulipa Greigi 0
Tulipa Hageri 0
Tulipa oculus-solis 0
Tulipa praecox 0
Tulipa sylvestris 0
Vallota purpurea 11
Vicia Faba 2
Vicia fulgens 11
Vicia Gerardi 4
Vicia sativa 11
Vicia villosa 3
Watsonia humilis 11
Watsonia iridifolia var. O'Brieni 11
Watsonia Meriana 11
W'istaria chinensis 11
Zamia integrifolia 11
Zea Mays var. everta (Golden Queen) 11
Zea Mays var. everta (White Rice) 11
Zea Mays var. indentata (E'y L'g) 11
Zea Mays var. indurata (C.'s Early) 11
Zea Mays var. indurata (N. Dakota) 11
Zea Mays var. saccharata (B. Mex.) 11
Zea Mays var. saccharata (G. B'm) 11
Zea Mays var. saccharata (S *' s E'n) 11
Zephyranthes candida 11
Zephyranthes rosea 11
Zingiber officinale 0
Zingiber officinale var. Cochin 1
Zingiber officinale var. Jamaica No. 1 1
Zingiber officinale var. Jamaica No. 2 1

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