Nitrogenous 

 ingredients. 



384- Mr. E. N. Horsford on the Value 



Estimated in 100 parts, the above determinations give the 

 following numbers : — 



"Nitrogen . . . 

 Carbon . . . 

 <( Hydrogen 1-93 )> = 28'02 

 Oxygen . . 

 .Sulphur . . 



XT .. f Carbon ... 



Non-nitrogenous I H d 4<80 I = 6? . sl 



ingredients. |Sj^T. 



Ashes = 3-18 



98-51 



Legumine, according to the analysis of Dumas and Ca- 

 hours, gave for the above determinations 102*00 *. 



100*02 100-00 



Field Peas (Pisum sativum) from Giessen. 



Less in size than the preceding variety. 10 grains weigh 

 1-9829 grm. 



I. 3-5904 grs. lost at 100° 0*7002 gr. 



II. 2-2455 grms. of substance dried at 100° C. gave 0*0628 

 gr. ashes. 



III. 0-6178 gr. gave 1-0267 gr. CO 2 and 0*3572 gr. HO. 



IV. 0*6467 gr. gave 0*4708 gr. ammonio-chloride of plati- 

 num. 



V. 31-925 grs. gave, by the method already described, 

 1-9510 gr. hulls. 



VI. 0-7232 gr. of the hulls dried at 100° C. gave 0*0135 

 gr. ashes. 



These correspond in 100 parts to — 



* Their analysis gave — 



Carbon 50*5 



Hydrogen 68 



Nitrogen 18*5 



Oxygen 24 2 



lOflHO 



Ann. de Ch. el de Phys. vi. 385. 



