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DOLICHOS BULBOSUS (yAM BEAN) 



The limits may be from 84 to 88 per cent, of water, 

 from 2 '60 to 5 "30 per cent, of sugars, and from 0*94 to 1*50 

 per cent, of nitrogenous matter. 



An analysis made at the Agronomic Station of ripe and 

 unripe pods gave the following differences per cent, in the 

 whole pod : — 



In 100 parts of 

 ripe pods 

 11-39 

 4-96 

 38-29 

 15-06 

 19-91 

 10-39 



1 00 00 

 1-66 



The husks contain a very high proportion of cellulose 



Water 



Ash 



Cellulose 



Fat ... 



Non-nitrogenous matter 



Nitrogenous matter 



Nitrogen 



Per cent. 

 I 1-02 



4-93 



55-55 



I -07 



23-96 

 3-47 



100-00 

 0-56 



These are average figures and it is on the above amounts 

 of ash that the mineral elements have been calculated on 

 the proportion of ash : — 



Silica 



Chlorine 



Sulphuric acid 



Phosphoric acid 



Lime 



Magnesia ... 



Potash 



Soda 



Oxide of iron 



Carbonic acid, &c. 



