374 



Mr. E. N. Horsford on the Value 



IV. 0'4577 gr. gave 0'7626 gr. CO 2 and 0*2720 gr. HO. 



V. 0*7558 gr. gave 0*3537 gr. ammonio-chloride of plati- 

 num. 



VI. 0*7378 gr. gave 0*3433 gr. ammonio-chloride of plati- 

 num. 



These correspond in 100 parts to — 



I. II. 



Carbon 44*94 45*44 



Hydrogen . . 6*52 6*60 



Nitrogen ... 2*94 2*92 



Ashes 1*07 



Water 14*68 



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

 nations give the following numbers : — 

 "Nitrogen... 2*93" 

 Carbon ... 

 •^ Hydrogen. 

 Oxygen ... 

 .Sulphur ... 



f Carbon ... 

 Non-nitrogenous ,-, •. 



j- t. -s Hydrogen. 



L Oxygen ... 38*78 



Ashes , 



Nitrogenous 

 ingredients. 



ingredients. 



= 18*69 



78*97 



= 1*07 

 98*73 

 Bush-rye (Secale cereale) yrow Hohenheim. 



Winter crop. In the Hohenheim catalogue is the follow- 

 ing remark : — " Besides its other qualities, it yields such ex- 

 cellent straw that it deserves being mentioned." The berry 

 is small and generally shrunken. 10 grains weigh 0*1220 grm. 



I. 4*2303 grms. lost at 100° C. 0*5896 gr. 



II. 4*3792 grs. of substance dried at 100° C. gave 0-1078 

 gr. ashes. 



III. 0*4742 gr. gave 0-7879 gr. CO 2 and 0*2767 gr. HO. 



IV. 0*6281 gr. gave 1*0555 gr. CO 2 and 0-3777 gr. HO. 



V. 0*6807 gr. gave 0*3016 gr. ammonio-chloride of plati- 

 num. 



These correspond in 100 parts to — 



I. II. 



Carbon 45*31 45*83 



Hydrogen. . 6*48 6-68 



Nitrogen ... 2*78 



Ashes 2-43 



Water 13*94 



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

 nations give the following numbers : — 



