no FOOD-GRAINS OF INDIA. 



It is cultivated in Bengal, in the Punjab, and at considerable 

 heights on the Himalaya. The same species is said to be grown 

 in Kashmir, largely in the Province of Ladakh. 



The leaves of Ch. album are used as a pot-herb and as 

 a green vegetable. They are rich in mineral matters, particularly 

 in potash salts. They likewise contain a considerable amount 

 of albuminoids and of other compounds of nitrogen. The seeds, 

 of which we possess no complete analysis, are considered superior 



to buckwheat. 



QUINOA SEED. 



Chenopodium Quinoa, Willd. 



This species of Chenopodium was introduced from Peru. Its 

 leaves have long slender petioles ; they are ovate, wedge-shaped 

 at the base, and pulverulent, with a glaucous or at length reddish 

 meal ; the seeds are shining, with a sub-acute margin. The 

 stem is stout and erect, and sometimes attains a height of 

 5 feet. The flowers are produced in panicles, both axillary 

 and terminal ; they are green and inconspicuous. 



A light argillaceous soil or a loam is suitable for the growth 

 of this plant. It may be sown in furrows or on ridges a yard 

 apart, the plants in the rows being singled so as to leave 

 2 feet between each ; but it yields heavier heads of grain when 

 sown in nurseries and then transplanted to the fields. The 

 harvest takes place seven months after seed-time. It is a hardy 

 plant, which may be grown successfully in countries and climates 

 and at elevations above the sea such as are suited to the barley crop. 



According to an analysis made by the late Dr. A. Volcker 

 of the bitter variety of Quinoa seed which variety appears to 

 differ from the ordinary sort only in the presence of a small 

 quantity of a bitter and acrid substance the following numbers 



represent the 



COMPOSITION OF QUINOA. 



In roo parts. In I Ib. 



Water ... ... ... i6 - o ... 2 oz. 245 grs. 



Albuminoids ... ... 19-2 ... 3 , 32 



Starch, etc 47*8 ... 7 



Oil 4-8 ... o 



Fibre 8-0 ... i 



Ash 4-2 ... o 



283 

 336 



122 

 294 



