CICER ARIETINUM (CHICK PEA) 



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Green stalks with flowers and fruit :- — 



Water 



Ash 



Cellulose 



Fat 



Sugars 



Noa-nitrogenous matter 



Nitrogenous matter 



Nitrogen 

 Protein nitrogen 



The dried stems bore 51 per cent, of pods; the following 

 is the composition of dried stalks and fruit : — 



Water 



Ash 



Cellulose 



Fat ... 



Sugars 



Non-nitrogenous matter 



Nitrogenous matter 



Nitrogen 



Per cent. 



II-15 

 7-80 



35-85 

 3-90 



2"64 



32'IO 



6-56 



lOO'OO 



I -04 



The roots, after being washed and dried, gave the fol- 

 lowing composition : — 



Water 



Ash 



Cellulose 



Nitrogen 



Per cent. 



1 0*90 



4-00 



45-75 



0-45 



It is unfortunate that no more favourable conditions can 

 be found in Mauritius for the growth of this plant, as it 

 could be sown in two rows between canes without harming 

 the latter in any way, and the seeds would provide a useful 

 fodder. 



The Agricultural Ledger, 1903, No. 7, gives the content, 

 of nutritive elements in seeds, husks and leaves from the 

 threshing floor : — 



