ANALYSIS OF MANGOLD-WUEZEL. 409 



COMPOSITION OF RIB-GRASS PLANTAIN (Plantago lanceolata\ 



GATHERED MAY 28. 



Water, . . . . . .84.78 



Albuminous or flesh-forming principles, . 2.18 



Fatty matters, . . . . .0.56 



Heat-producing principles, starch, gum, sugar, &c., 6.06 

 Woody fibre, . . . . .5.10 



Mineral matter or ash, .... 1.32 



100.00 



A great contrariety of opinion exists among authorities as 

 to the utility of rib- wort plantain as a forage plant. 



Sub- class Monoclilamydece or Apetalce. Amaranthacece, 

 Amaranthus order. Amaranthus oleraceus, and some other 

 species, are cultivated as pot-herbs. 



Chenopodiacece, Goose-foot order. Beta vulgaris, the beet. 

 Beta vulgaris (campestris), mangold-wurzel. 



COMPOSITION OF MANGOLD-WURZEL. 

 BULBS, DRIED AT 212 FAHR. 



Organic matter, ..... 93.7 

 Ash, ...... 6.3 



ULTIMATE ELEMENTS. 



Carbon, . . . . . .45.7 



Hydrogen, . . . . .6.2 



Oxygen, ...... 46.3 



Nitrogen, ...... 1.8 



100.0 

 Ammonia, . . .2.18 



PROXIMATE PRINCIPLES. 



Albumen, ...... 0.7 



Caseine, . . . . . .2.3 



Gum, dextrine, pectine, . . . .3.0 



Sugar, . . . . . . 73.0 



Fibre and husk, . . . . .21.0 



100.0 



