ANALYSES OF THE POTATO. 



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XIII. PINKEYE POTATO. 

 Pl. 1 B, fig. 1. 

 Color orange gray ; ej-es purple, with a waved line ; flesh yellow ; form round. 



Organic analysis. 



Water 75-06 



Starch 8-81 



Albumen - - - - - • . 0'17 



Casein 60 



Dextrine 0-68 



Sugar - 2-29 



Gluten 



Fat 0-12 



Fibre - - 8-77 



Ash per centum - - - - - - 0*96 



^IV. BLUE PINKEYE POTATO. 

 Bluish or purplish red, uniform ; broader than long ; flesh white : eyes in 5's. 



The young tubers, obtained from the Albany Market, June 12, 1848 ; raised in Nevv-Jerui-y. 



1. Or game andtysit of 300 grs. 



Water 



Starch 



Albumen ---•--. 

 Casein .-...-. 

 Dextrine ----.-. 

 Fibre, gluten and fat .... 



Ash of the fibre 



300-68 

 1-55 



and ir 



2. Analysis of the ash. 

 Silex .... 

 Phosphate of lime, magnesia 

 Magnesia 



Carbonate of lime - 

 Potash - 

 Soda - 



Chloride of sodium 

 Sulphuric acid 



100-20 



2-000 

 19-083 



trace. 



0-200 

 40-767 



23-452 



7-001 



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