390 



Mr. E. N. Horsford on the Value 



Nitrogenous 

 ingredients. 



Non-nitrogenous 

 ingredients. 



Nitrogen . . . 

 Carbon . . . 

 Hydrogen 

 Oxygen . . . 

 .Sulphur . . . 

 Carbon . . . 

 Hydrogen 

 Oxygen. . . 41*63 

 Ashes 



1-67^ 



5-87 



0*73 J> = 10-66 



2-27 



= 84-59 



= 5-77 



101*02 



Red Beets (Beta vulgaris rapacea) jrrom Giessen. 



I. 1-6173 gr. lost at 100° C. 1*3200 gr. 



II. 2*3399 grs. of substance dried at 100° C. gave 0*1505 

 gr. ashes. 



III. 0*4875 gr. gave 0*7525 gr. CO 2 and 0*2512 gr. HO. 



IV. 0*5505 gr. gave 0*2152 gr. aramonio-chloride of plati- 

 num. 



Corresponding in 100 parts to — 

 Carbon . . . 40*99 

 Hydrogen 5*72 



Nitrogen 

 Ashes . 

 Water . 



2*43 



6*43 



81*61 



Estimated in 100 parts, the above determinations give the 

 following numbers : — 



Nitrogenous 

 ingredients. 



Non-nitrogenous 

 • ingredients. 



"Nitrogen . 

 Carbon . 

 Hydrogen 

 Oxygen . 

 .Sulphur . 

 Carbon . 

 Hydrogen 

 Oxygen . 

 Ashes . . . 



2*43" 



8*53 



1*06 \ = 15*50 



3*31 



0*1 7J 

 32*46 



4*66 

 36*06 



= 73*18 



6*43 



Peligot found in this beet — 



10*6 per cent, sugar ; add to this 

 2*8 ... nitrogenous ingredients, 

 1*1 ... inorganic matter, 



81-6 ... water, and there remain, 

 3-9 ... woody fibre, &c. in 



100*0 parts. 



95*11 



