634 FUNGI, 



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5. Water acidulated with hydrocbloric acid (2 per cent.) 

 yields a yellowish solution containing lime^ iron, magnesia, 

 and oxalic^ phosphoric and malic acids. 



6, Water containin 



deposited 



it substance unacted upon by acetic or phosphoric acids, and 

 ntaining 3*"12 percent, of nitrogen. 



The renuiinder, after this treatment, is a whitish flocculeut 



-nee 



axkd. coh 



appearance does not differ from 



of the fungus. It contains 1-21 per cent, of nitrogen^ and 



n 2 per cent* of ash containin 

 potash^ and sulphuric and phos 



possesses 



tabulated x^esult 



Water 



♦•% ••• »«• 



« * » * w 



and agaric acid 



9-200 

 60-584 



Aiiotlier rcslu witli magnesia sulphate* .,. 7-282 



Resinous body with lime and magnesia . . . 2-514 



1-900 



itrogenous 



5. Oxalate, malate, and phosphate of calcium. 



iron. &c. 



> ^»^^» t •< , » . 



I ft • 



I-OaS 



Nitrogenous substance soluble in potash ... 7'776 



Fun oin 



9-686 



100-000 



per 



has found that this fungus contains 



He obtained 



substance 



formula CH^°0, which he terms " agaricol." The liquid 

 portion of the fat yields no glycerine on saponification, but 

 cetyl- alcohol and another alcohol together with two hydro- 

 carbons, while the fat acid with which the alcohols are naturally 



scher and Aerzte" Meeiing 



>/ "Naturfc 



