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It is the cell-sap of the ordinary cell tissue or parenchyma, which is colored by the anthocyan, and for this reason all organs possessing this tissue, may exhibit the color in question.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de

The anthocyan dye is lacking in both organs, and the same is the case with the stems and the leaves.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de

The complexity of the color is equally evident, whenever it is built up of constituents of the anthocyan and of the yellow group.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de

The soluble red, blue, and violet pigments are glucosides of various hydroxy-derivatives of the anthocyan nucleus.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

Some observers have assumed that flowers owe their color to only two coloring matters, one of which is termed anthocyan, and the other anthoxanthine.

From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus