876 Mr. E. N. Horsford on the Value 



III. 3*9323 gr. gave 0*331 gr. ashes. 



IV. 0*544-4 gr. gave 0*9010 gr. CO 2 and 0*3330 gr. HO. 



V. 0*5095 gr. gave 0'8399 gr. CO 2 and 0'2943 gr. HO. 



VI. 0*9055 gr. gave 0*3093 gr. ammonio-chloride of plati- 

 num. 



These correspond in 100 parts to — 



I. II. 



Carbon 45*14 44*96 



Hydrogen.. 6*89 6*49 



Nitrogen ... 2*14 



Ashes 0*87 0*84 



Water 1336 



Estimated in 100 parts, the above determinations give the 

 following* numbers : — 



r Nitrogen... 2*14" 

 Carbon ... 7*51 



s 



> = 13*65 



Nitrogenous ■ 



,. *V ■< Hydros-en. 0*93 



ingredients. ] n , J ° a _,, 



Oxygen ... 2*92 



ISulphnr ... o*15 



XT • f Carbon ... 37*53] 



Non-nitrogenousJ TJ , _ mH L O ^.no 



,.® < Hydrogen. 5*67 ? =84*90 



ingredients. ^ & .,L 



rt L Oxygen ... 41* /0 J 



Ashes = 0*86 



99-41 



Common Yellow Maize, Indian corn (Zea mays), Jrom Ho- 

 henheim. 



Yellow oval berry, bright and sound. 10 grains weigh 

 3*5934 grms. 



I. 4*5765 grs. lost at 100° C. 0*6849 gr. 



II. 5*0654 grs. of substance dried at 100° C. gave 0*0974 

 gr. ashes. 



III. 0*4164 gr. gave 0*6984 gr.' CO 2 and 0'2468 gr. HO. 



IV. 0*4103 gr. gave 0*6800 gr. CO 2 and 0*2454 gr. HO. 



V. 0*7319 gr. gave 0*2684 gr. ammonio-chloride of plati- 

 num. 



These correspond in 100 parts to — 



I. II. 



Carbon 45*74 45*20 



Hydrogen . . 6*58 6*64 



Nitrogen ... 2*30 



Ashes 1*92 



Water 14*96 



Estimated in 100 parts, the above determinations give the 

 following numbers : — 



