354 KrrkKWwoop AND GIES: CHEMICAL STUDIES 
GENERAL COMPOSITION OF THE PARTS OF THE GERMINATED COCOANUT 
Percentage of fresh Tissue. 
| Percentage of — 
| Solids. 
Parts of the Nut and its Plant. | Solid Matter. & Pi “i 
Water. | on oe ganic | organic 
Total. | ganic. | organic. Matter. | Matter. 
Serica id bettie ca easel |——_-—— | —____} —- —— 
I. Cotyledon. | 
A. Central, specular portion: @--1 89.10 10.90 | 99.14 | | 0.86 | 92.07 | 7-93 
re « 6—1| 87.71 | 12.29 | 99.10 | 0.90 | 92.25) 7-75 
“ “ “ c—2| 91.62) 8.38 | 99.00. | 1,00 | 88.10} 11.90 
ee ee oe d—2 91.41 8.59 99.11 | 0.89 89.71 | £0.29 
‘ PP “ e—3 | 88.99 | 11.01 | 99.20 0,80 | 92.77| 7.23 
Central, between center | | 
and surface : F-3 86.07 | 13.93 | 98.94 | 1.06 92.36 | 7 64 
Average. | 89.15 10.85 | 99.08 “092 91.2 | 8.79 
8. Outer, corrugated portion : a—1 | | | 84. 95 | 1 15.05 98.69 | | 1.31 91.30 | 8.70 
ts “* se b—2) 82.79 | 17.21 98.93 | 1.07 | 93-85 6.15 
‘e ad od 3 80.83 | 19.17 | 98.26 1.74 | 90.93| 9-07 
Outer portion—neck : d—3| 78.98 | 21.02 | 98. 58 | 1.42 | 93-24| 6.76 
Average. 81.89 18, Ir 98.62 1.38 | 92.33. a 67 
II. Residual endosperm, siege (age ft FEE Gees ce i a 
C. Proximal portions after | | | 
much absorption : @—2 19.09 | 80.91 | 99.13 | 0,87 | | 98. 92 | 1.08 
b6—3 | 23.42 | 76.58 | 99: 16 | 0.84 | 98.0 |: te 
Average. 21.25 | 78. 75 99.15 0. "0.85. 98.7 (1.09 
D, Medial portions : a—t 31.65 68. 35 ay 0.97 98.58 1.42 
b—1 30.36 | 69.64 99.06 0.94 98-65 1-35 
c—2 | 28.68 | 71.32 | 99.25 | 0.75 | 98-95 1-95 
7 @—3 28.77 | 74-23 | 99.23 | 0.77 | 98-96 1-04 
Average, 29.12 | 70.88 90.14. oat 98.78 | 2.22 
£. Distal, normal portion: a—3 46.08 53.92 “99.02 “0.98 98.12 1.82 
IIL. Stem of the plant St Pe 
£. Base, ‘‘ root crown,’’ with 
petioles at lowest parts : @—I | 86.21 | 13.79 | 98.95 | 1.05 | 92-37, 7 63 
6—1 | 86.51 | 13.49 | 98.70| 1.30 | 90-38| 9-6? 
fe—2 | 85.15 | 14.85 | 98.84 | 1.16 | 92-06] 7-94 
@—3 | 84.31 | 15.69 | 98.68 | 1.32 | 91.60 a. 
ga RS ha 85.55 14.45 98.79 | 1.21 91.60, 8-40 
G. Parts above the base, with ee et ae 
mem 7 oak @—2 | 82.47 | 17.53 | 98.80 1.20 | 93-20 6.08 
d—3 | 79.87 | 20.13 past 
Average, yeas | 
iV. Petiokes —|S4—=|-]——- 
#7, Alone, or with young 
hota @—1 | 83.63 | 16.37 | 98.57 | 1.43 91-27. a 
b—1| 82.55 | 17.45 | 98.63 | 1.37 92-15) fo 
ag 82.13 | 17.87 | 98.75 | 1.25 | 93-01 | 66 
a ee 82.17 | 17.83 | 98.63 | 1.37 | 92-34 fake 
A ee Le —-— | — rete oe 
oe 82.62 | 17.38 | 98.65| 1.35 92:19 7:3 
