378 Mr. E. N. Horsford on the Value 



II. 2*3553 grs. of substance dried at 100° C. gave 0*0670 

 gr. ashes. 



III. 0*4457 gr. gave 0*7392 gr. CO 2 and 0*2787 gr. HO. 



IV. 0*4603 gr. gave 0*7728 gr. CO 2 and 0*2913 gr. HO. 



V. 0*6910 gr. gave 0*2560 gr. ammonio-chloride of plati- 

 num. 



These determinations correspond in 100 parts to — 

 I. II. 



Carbon 45*23 45*78 



Hydrogen... 6*94 6*79 



Nitrogen ... 2*31 



Ashes , 2*84 



Water 16*79 



Estimated in 100 parts, the above determinations give the 

 following numbers : — 



("Nitrogen... 2*34^ 



XT v I Carbon ... 8*11 



Nitrogenous 1 u i ,^ ft l 1A .-,o 



j.*', < Hydrogen. 1*00 > = 14*72 



ingredients. \ r\ ° „.■,, I 



Oxygen ... 3*14 



J o l 



.Sulphur ... 0*16 J 



XT . t f Carbon ... 37*39 



Non-nitrogenous J H d 5 . 89 



ingredients. 1 '„* M%IM 



= 84*80 

 L Oxygen... 41*54. 

 Ashes = 2*84 



102*36 

 Common Winter Barley (Hordeura vulgare) from Hohenheim. 



10 grains weigh 0*3955 grm. 



I. 1*5268 gr. lost at 100° C. 0*2107 gr. 



II. 2*5708 grs. of substance dried at 100° C. gave 0*1409 

 gr. ashes. 



III. 0*3244 gr. gave 0*5380 gr. CO 2 and 01 928 gr. HO. 



IV. 0*2505 gr. gave 0*4152 gr. CO 2 and 0*1611 gr. HO. 



V. 0*5266 gr. gave 0*2342 gr. ammonio-chloride of plati- 

 num. 



VI. 4*3619 grs. of grains (calculated upon substance dried 

 at 100° C.) gave, by the method already described, page 368, 

 0*2356 gr. woody fibre and combined inorganic matter. 



VII. 0*1793 gr. of the same woody fibre gave 0*0035 gr. 

 ashes. 



These, expressed in 100 parts, correspond to — 



I. II. 



Carbon 45*23 45*20 



Hydrogen... 6*60 7*14 

 Nitrogen ... 2*79 



