TABLE |.—ComposiItrion 
OF BRACKEN RHIZOMES. 
“A” SaMPLEs, 
1 ¢. 3 4, 5. 6. “a 8. 9. 10. Av. 
: % % % % % % % % % % % 
Moisture - - + + + | 7460 | 78-71 | 76-32 | 72-89 | 64-93 | 71-66 | 69-87 | 62-61 | 70-15 | 69-24 | 72-10 
Composition oF Dry MartrEer: 
Ether Extract ae 1-02 -80 | 1-21 ‘70 | +68 -70 73 74 74 -84 -82 
*Albuminoids - - - - ~-| 8-62] 4-73] 1-84] 6-23] 6-24] 1-87] 1-88| 2-86] 1-82] 5-69] 4-18 
_ Soluble Carbohydrates - -  -| 65-52 | 58-78 | 57-01 | 67-96 | 68-68 | 71-82 68-44 | 71-67 | 72-25 | 62-79 | 66-49 
ie : 17-52 | 27-36 | 27-44 | 18-11 | 18-79 | 18-80 | 22-28 | 20-00 | 19-46 | 26-17 | 21-59 
+ Ash “ea hee - + | 7°32) 8°33) 12:50} 7°00] 5-61] 6-81] 6-67] 4:73] 5-731 4-511 6-92 
100-00 |100-00 [100-00 {100-00 100-00 |100-00 |100-00 |100-00 |100-00 {100-00 |100-00 
* Containing Total Nitrogen — - 1+ 37 76 29 99 -99 -30 -30 *45 -29 -91 66 
» Protein Nitrogen 87 70 29 -88 -91 -22 +23 -37 22 “75 - 54 
t »  Siliceous Matter - 3-86 | 3°68 | 9-24] 2-21] 2-34] 3-88] 3-17| 1-71] 2-75] 1-46] 3-43 
Ash, lesa Siliceous Matter - -/| 3°46/ 4:65} 3-26] 4-79|' 3-27/ 2-93! 3-50| 3-02] 2-98] 3-05| 3-49 
