PAINT OILS AND THINNERS 



saponification value and specific gravity is observed. The follow- 

 ing analyses of various types of linseed oil were recently made 

 by the writer: 



Soya Bean Oil. The soya plant which is extensively cultivated 

 in Asia produces a seed bearing up to 22% and over of a golden 



Glycine Hispida 

 Mammoth soya bean plant 



Glycine Hispida 



Soya bean plant, showing nitrogen 

 gathering tubercles on roots 



colored oil having a peculiar leguminous odor. The oil, which 

 probably consists of the glycerides of oleic, linoleic, and palmitic 



