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FORAGE LEGUMINOS^ 



into a flour; an operation which, if it is to be effected speedily, requires 

 a warm, dry place. A stove would be better." 



Other information on the guango is found in the Raffort sur les 

 travaiix mix Jardins Botaniques dc la Gtiyane Anglaise, which con- 

 tains the following analyses of the fruit of Sanian : — 



Water 



Glucose 



Gums, pectose, &c. ... 



Albuminoids (a) 



Oils, fits, &c. 



Starch and (iigestible fibre 



Non-di^esiible celUilose 



Mineral matter 



{a) Containing nitrogen 



It is stated in this report that the constituent elements of this tree, 

 which has been cultivated in the Colony for the last ten years, with the 

 double object of beautifying avenues and producing shade, have about 

 the same value as regards cattle fodder as the Oriental carob bean 

 {Ceratonia Siliqua), which is extensively used for that purpose. 



In the dry districts of Jamaica, where these trees abound, at 

 Spanish Town for instance, the fruit is gathered immediately on falling 

 and stored in barrels; during the drought, when pastures wither, they 

 are given to cattle. Although very sweet to the taste the sugar they 

 contain is not crystallizable. 



In another report, i8g6-igo2, the following analyses have been 

 given to show the composition of the seeds and of the mesocarp when 

 fresh. 



Water 



Fat 



Alb'iminoid matter [a] 



Glucose 



Pectose, &c 



Diges'ible crllulose 

 Non-digestible cellulose 

 Mineral matter 



(a) Containing nitrogen 



The mesocarp has evidently a considerable nutritive value owing 

 to the proportion of albuminoid matters and carbohydrates it contains. 

 The seeds, if carefully crushed, would furnish a concentrated food 

 for cattle. 



