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Mr. E. N. Horsford on the Value 



r Nitrogen... 



vis. I Carbon ... 



Nitrogenous J „ , 



,. ° . < Hydrogen 

 ingredients. ] r\ J ° 

 & Oxygen ... 



^Sulphur ... 



XT . f Carbon ... 



N on -nitrogenous J „ , 



,. ° < Hydrogen 



ingredients. l r\ 

 & I Oxygen ... 



Ashes .... 



1*45"*| 



5'09 



0-63 > 



1-97 



0*10 

 40-23 



5-38 

 44-71 



= 9-24 



= 90-32 



= 4-01 

 103-57 



White Turnips (Brassica rapa) from Giessen. 



I. 0-8742 gr. lost at 100° C. 0*7674 gr. 



II. 1*7487 gr. of substance dried at 100° C. gave 0-1229 

 gr. ashes. 



III. 0-4376 gr. gave 0-6953 gr. CO 2 and 0-2225 gr. HO. 



IV. 0-2831 gr. gave 0*4472 gr. CO 2 . 



V. 0*5976 gr. gave 43-42 per cent. C. and 5*91 per cent. H. 



VI. 07969 gr. gave 0*2523 gr. ammonio-chloride of plati- 

 num. 



Corresponding in 100 parts to — 



Carbon ... 

 Hydrogen 

 Nitrogen 

 Ashes ... 

 Water 



I. 



43*33 

 5*64 

 1*98 

 7*03 



87*78 



II. 



43-08 



6*04 



III. 



43*42 



5*91 





Estimated in 1 00 parts, the above determinations give the 



following numbers: — 



r Nitrogen... 



xri Carbon ... 



Nitrogenous J u , 



j. =\ < Hydrogen 

 ingredients. \ r\ & 

 ° Oxygen ... 



Lsui 



ilphur .. 



XT fCarbon ... 



Non-nitrogenous J n i 



,. & . < Hydrogen 

 lnorrpnipnt?. \ 7Z* 



LOxygen ... 



Ashes .... 



1*98 

 6-95 

 0-86 

 2*69 

 0-14 



36*24 

 4-82 



40-27 



> = 12-62 



= 81*33 



= 7*02 

 100*97 



White Onions from Giessen. 



I. 4*3169 grms. lost at 100° C. 4*0478 grms. 



II. 0*6775 gr. of substance dried at 100° C. gave 0'0578 

 gr. ashes. 



