of different kinds of Vegetable Food. 371 



'"Nitrogen... 3'44"y 



v& Carbon ... 12*08 



. Nitrogenous I H d . v50 J. = 21 . 9S 



ingredients. ] QxygeS... 4*68 I 



LSulphur ... 0-25J 



Ingredients fCarbon ... 34*781 



containing no -I Hydrogen 5-28 >■ = 78*03 



nitrogen. (^Oxygen ... 37-97J 



Ashes as 1*10 



101-06 



Talavera Wheat (Triticum vulgare) from Hohenheim. 



This variety is of high reputation as a winter grain. Berry 

 yellow, of medium size, and slightly shrunk. 10 grains weigh 

 0-3606 grm. 



I. 2-3010 grs. lost at 100° C. 0*3551 gr. 



II. 3-9868 grs. of substance dried at 100° gave 0-1116 ashes. 



III. 0-2796 gr. gave 0*3915 gr. CO 2 and 0-1672 gr. HO. 



IV. 0*2387 gr. gave 0*3915 gr. CO 2 and 0*1427 gr. HO. 



V. 06429 gr. gave 0*271 1 gr. ammonio-chloride of plati- 

 num. 



These, expressed in parts of 100, give — 



I. II. 



Carbon 45-14 44'73 



Hydrogen.. 6*64 5-97 



Nitrogen ... 2-59 



Ashes 2-80 



Water 15'43 



Estimated in 100 parts, as previously, the above determina- 

 tions give the following numbers : — * 



"Nitrogen... 2-59" 

 Carbon ... 9*09 

 Hydrogen. 1*13 )> = 16-52 

 Oxygen M 

 .Sulphur .. 

 Ingredients ["Carbon .. 

 containing no-< Hydrogen 5- 12 ^ = 80*78 

 nitrogen. (^Oxygen .. 



Ashes = 2-80 



Nitrogenous 

 ingredients. 



100-10 



Whitington Wheat (Triticum vulgare) from Hohenheim. 



An English variety of great excellence. Berry yellow, or 

 white, large, and slightly shrunk. 10 grains weigh 0*4239 gr. 

 I. 2-6221 grs. lost at 100° C. 0*3653 gr. 



2 C2 



