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with the preceding to a considerable number of landed proprie- 

 tors and others, chiefly connected with the western and northern 

 coasts of Scotland, many of whom have now fairly embarked in 

 the experimental culture of the tree mallow. — See list appended. 

 The following are the analytical results above referred to : — 



" Analysis of sample of ' Tree Mallow Seed,' received from 

 D. Curror, Esquire, secretary of the Chamber of Agricul- 

 ture, Edinburgh. Grown at Kildonan, Island of Arran. 



Moisture, . . . . . . . . . 15*56 



Oil, 11-78 



Albuminous compounds, 18.45 



Starch, gum, and sugar, . .^ 43 "83 



Woody fibre, . . . .' 4*96 



Ash, 5-42 



100-00 



Nitrogen, 2-96 



Phosphoric acid in ash equal to ordinary bone phosphates, 1-68 



"The tree mallow seeds possess the nutritive constituents of a 

 good feeding stuff, and well deserve a trial by the feeders of stock. 

 It is not so rich in albuminous or flesh-producing ingredients as 

 linseed, or other well-known cakes, but considering the loss of 

 nutrient value in the manure when the richer cakes are given to 

 cattle, it is possible that the tree mallow seed would not be 

 much behind ordinary cake in feeding qualities. 



" Stevenson Macadam, Ph.D., F.E.S.E., 



" Lecturer on Chemistry. 

 "Analytical Laboratory, 

 "Surgeons' Hall, Edinburgh, ^th November 1871." 



" Laboratory of City Analyist, 

 "Edinburgh, 19i/t December 1874. 



" Analysis of Tree Mallow Seed, received from, and grown 

 by, Mr W. Gorrie, at Eait Lodge, Trinity. 



^Albuminous compounds. 



Oil, 



Starch, sugar, &c., 



Woody fibre, 

 tAsh, 



Moisture, 



17-00 

 13-22 

 27-91 

 20-59 

 7-20 

 14-08 



100 00 

 ♦Containing nitrogen, ..... 2-72 



t Containing sand, ...... O'oG 



" Eroni the foregoing results it is evident that this seed will 

 form a valuable feeding stuO". It contains quite as nuicli oil as 

 the generality of linseed cakes ; and although the amount of 

 albuminous substance is lower than in ordinary good linseed cake, 

 it is not far out of i)roportion to the heat-giving ingredients. 



"J. E.vLcoNER King. 



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