of different kinds of Vegetable Food. 



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Carbon 

 Hydrogen 

 Nitrogen 

 Ashes . . . 

 Water . . 

 Hulls ... 

 Ashes of hull; 



I. 



45-06 



6-55 



1-56 



2-30 



14-19 



22-67 



0-08 



II. 



45-79 

 6-35 



Nitrogenous 

 ingredients. 



Estimated in 100 parts, the above determinations give the 

 following numbers : — 



f Nitrogen . . . 

 Carbon . . . 



TT J 



•^ Hydrogen 

 Oxygen . . . 

 ^Sulphur . . . 



xt v P Carbon ... 



Non-nitrogenous I H d 



ingredients. \ Oxygen ... 44'32_ 



Ashes .... 



= 9-94 



= 90-38 



= 2-30 

 102-62 



Table Peas (Pisum sativum) from Vienna, 



Bright, plump, sound and of medium size. 10 peas weigh 

 2-6080 grms. 



I. 4-4804 grs. lost at 100° C. 0*6018 gr. 



II. 2-1600 grs. substance dried at 100° C. gave 0-0687 gr. 

 ashes. 



III. 0-4527 gr. gave 0*7476 gr. CO 2 and 0*2789 gr. HO. 



IV. 0*3810 gr. gave 0*6314 gr. CO 2 and 0*2272 gr. HO. 



V. 0-8603 gr. gave 0*6047 gr. ammonio-chloride of plati- 

 num. 



VI. 5-2332 grs. of the same, according to the method de- 

 scribed, gave 0-4005 gr. hulls. 



VII. 0*3962 gr. of hulls dried at 100° C. gave 0*0098 gr. 

 ashes. 



These correspond in 100 parts to — 



