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resemblance. The pumpkin probably owes its chief value to tho 

 sugar and starch which the flesh contains, and the oil in which 

 the seeds are rich. For fattening, the latter appear to be chiefly 

 of value. This plant probably contains a less per centage of 

 water, than any of the rest of the family; but that per centage 

 must still be large. There is a sweet variety, cultivated in gar 

 dens, which promises to be more profitable as food than the 

 common sorts, though it does not usually grow to as great a 

 size, and we recommend its adoption in the field. 



561. The per centage of water, dry malter and ash, in the 

 Musk Melon, (A,) and Water Melon, (B,) (Salisbury.) 



Per centage of -water, - . 90.987 94898 



do dry matter, . - 9013 5.103 



do ash, - - . 0.271 0248 



do ash in dry matter, - - 3.007 4.861 



36,900 Ibs of Musk Melon?, and 40,322 Ibs. of Water Melons contain 

 each 100 Ibs of inorganic matter or ash, as follows : 



100 Ibs. ash of 100 llis. nsh of 



Musk Melon. Water Melon. 



Carbonic acid, - 1155 11.42 



Silicic acid, ... 2.20 1.21 



Phosphoric acid, ;&amp;gt;5.40 1493 



Sulphuric acid, - -3.90 1.G3 



Phosphate of iron, 230 4.52 



Lime, .... 5 ^5 7 33 



Magnesia, - 0.60 1.31 



Potash, - - -835 23.95 



Soda, - - - 34.35 30.63 



Chlorine, - - - 5.20 1.81 



(See Trans, of Amer.Assoc. 1851, pp. 195, 221.) 



562. Composition of the Green Cucumber, (John.) The 

 peeled fruit (A,) the fresh peel, (B.) 



A. B. 



Sanr and extractive, 166 Solid matter, similar to 



Chlorophylle, 0.04 that of the pealed fruit , 



Liguin with phosphate of lime, 0.53 but containing much [ 

 Mucas, with phosphoric acid^ 



ammonical salt, rnalate, phos- | 



phate, sulphate, and muriate } 0.50 



of potash, phosphate of lime | 



and iron, J 



Water, 97.14 



J 

 Water, 85 



