of different kinds of Vegetable Food. 391 



Yellow French Beet (Beta cicla) from Giessen. 



I. 1*8545 gr. lost at 100° C. 1*5255 gr. 



II. 2-2840 grs. of substance dried at 100° C. gave 0*1148 

 gr. ashes. 



III. 0-4530 gr. gave 0-6853 gr. CO 2 and 0-2587 gr. HO. 



IV. 0-4057 gr. gave 0-6165 gr. CO 2 and 0-2202 gr. HO. 



V. 0*5660 gr. gave 0*1635 gr. ammonio-chloride of plati- 

 num. 



Corresponding in 100 parts to — 



I. II. 



Carbon ... 41*25 41*45 



Hydrogen 6*34 6*03 



Nitrogen 1*81 

 Ashes . . . 5*02 

 Water . . . 82*25 

 Estimated in 100 parts, the above determinations give the 

 following numbers : — 



"Nitrogen . . . 



Nitrogenous 

 ingredients. 



Carbon 



Hydrogen 0*79 )> = 11*54 

 Oxygen 

 .Sulphur 



XT .. f Carbon ... 34*74] 



Non-nitrogenous I H d 5 *15 ^ = 78*49 



ingredients. \ xygen . .. 38*6oJ 



Ashes = 5*02 



99*05 

 Ruta Baga (Brassica napo-brassica) from Giessen. 



I. 2*2981 grs. lost at 100° C. 1-9139 gr. 



II. 2-5171 grs. of substance dried at 100° C. gave 0*1010 

 gr. ashes. 



III. 0-6762 gr. gave 1*1226 gr. CO 2 and 0'3665 gr. HO. 



IV. 0*6122 gr. gave 1*0180 gr. CO 2 and 0*3306 gr. HO. 



V. 0*7625 gr. gave 0*1765 gr. ammonio-chloride of pfati- 

 num. 



Corresponding in 100 parts to — 



I. II. 



Carbon ... 45*27 45*35 



Hydrogen 6*02 6*00 



Nitrogen 1 *45 

 Ashes ... 4*10 

 Water ... 83*28 

 Estimated in 100 parts, the above determinations give the 

 following numbers: — 



