A REVIEW OF RECENT WORK ON THE PIGMENTS OF THE .
Chlorophyll a is easily soluble in ethyl alcohol, acetone, chloroform, ether and carbondisulphide, pyridin and benzene, moderately soluble in methyl alcohol and soluble with difficulty in 80% ethyl alcohol, 90% methyl alcohol (even warm) and petrol ether (even warm). It is practically insoluble in 80% methyl alcohol.