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is a point of interest to know how generally this great power of 

 absorbing and storing nitrates is possessed by weeds. 



Fig. 2. — Ratio of nitrate nitrogen to total nitrogen; ratio for branches (not 

 shown in figure) 56.4. 



Amino N. — ^The amino nitrogen was determined by the Van 

 Slyke apparatus. The amino acids thus determined are chiefly 



