PHASEOLUS LUNATUS (lIMA BEAN) 



159' 



Water ... 



Ash ... 



Cellulose 



Fat 



Non-nitrogenous matter 



Nitrogenous matter 



Nitrogen 



The percentage composition of the ash demonstrates the 

 presence of high proportions of potash and phosphoric acid 

 in the seeds, and of potash and lime in the stems and leaves, 

 the proportions of magnesia remaining almost the same in 

 both cases. 



Silica ... 



Chlorine 



Sulphuric acid ... 



Phosphoric acid 



Lime ... 



Magnesia 



Potash 



Soda ... 



Oxide of iron ... 



Carbonic acid, &c. 



Nitrogen 



The whole pod contains :- 



In I03 PARTS OF FULL PODS 



We will waste no time in investigating the nutritive value 

 of this pea, as, rightly or wrongly, it is scarcely ever used in- 

 view of the mishaps recorded. 



We have examined the mineral composition of the husks, 

 which is always interesting knowledge, and, further, informs. 



