178 PSOPHOCARPUS TETRAGONOLOBUS (POIS CARRE) 



In the seeds the mineral elements are found in the 

 following proportions : — 



Silica 



Chlorine ... 



Sulphuric acid 



Phosphoric acid 



Lime 



Magnesia ... 



Polash 



Soda 



Oxide of iron 



Carbonic acid, &c. 



In the husks, as we have already had occasion to remark, 

 the potash content is very high, whilst the other elements 

 are considerably less in amount. 



100-00 



5-900 



Although this legume does not admit of being profitably 

 employed in a large cultivation it may be sown in gardens, 

 and will there be of considerable value owing to its bearing 

 when winter vegetables are out of season. 



