of different kinds of Vegetable Food. 379 



Ashes 5*52 



Water 13*80 



Hulls 5-40 



Ashes of hulls 1 *90 



Estimated in 100 parts, the above determinations give the 



following numbers : — 



rNitrogen .. 2*79^ 



xr 4 Carbon ... 9*79 



Nitrogenous^ Hyd vl2 I m mo 



ingredients. ] Oxygen ... 3*80 f 



LSulphur ... 0*20J 



VT ., f Carbon ... 35*431 



Non-nitrogenous J H d 5 . 85 I = 80 . 64) 



ingredients. \ * yge £ ... 39 . 3 J 



Ashes = 5*52 



103*86 



Dried at 100° C. Fresh. 



Nitrogenous ingredients 17*70 15*26 



Inorganic ingredients ... 5*52 4*76 



Woody fibre 5*30 4*57 



Starch, sugar, &c 71*48 61*61 



Water 13*80 



100*00 100*00 



Kamskatka Oats (Avena $,aXiva)from Hohenheim. 



10 grains weigh 0*3446 gr. 



I. 2*3657 grs. lost at 100° C. 0*3446 gr. 



II. 3*1728 gr. of substance dried at 100° C. gave 0*1032 

 gr. ashes. 



III. 0*4310 gr. gave 0*7341 gr. CO 2 and 0*2552 gr. HO. 



IV. 0*4001 gr. gave 0*6830 gr. CO' 2 and 0*2427 gr. HO. 



V. 0*4102 gr. gave 0*1581 gr. ammonio-chloride of plati- 

 num. 



VI. 0*6207 gr. of the same gave 0*2324 gr. ammonio-chlo- 

 ride of platinum. 



These, expressed in 100 parts, correspond to — 



I. II. 



Carbon ... 46*45 46*55 



Hydrogen 6'55 6*73 



Nitrogen... 2*42 2*35 



Ashes 3*26 



Water ... 12*71 

 Estimated in 100 parts, the above determinations give the 

 following numbers : — 



