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ANALYSIS OF BEANS. 

 5. Stems and leaves of the Windsor bean. 



Silica • 



Earthy phosphates 



Lime - 



Magnesia 



Potash - 



Soda 



Sulphuric acid 



Chlorine 



Pod of t/ie Windsor bean. 

 Silica ... 

 Phosphates - 

 Lime ... 



Magnesia 



Potash ... 

 Soda - 

 Sulphuric acid 

 Chlorine 

 Organic matter 

 Carbonic acid 



35-10 

 13-65 

 28-125 



trace. 

 16-030 



trace. 



1-005 



2-315 



95-725 



Removed in a ton of bean itraw. 



35-907 lbs. 



13-452 



28-771 



16-398 



1-028 

 2-368 



97-924 



4-500 



26-000 



22-500 



2-420 



19-440 



11-260 



2-600 



1-160 



2-300 



5-453 



97-506 



7. White Kidney bean. 



Silica 0-80 



Earthy and alkaline phosphates - • • 30-95 



Lime 0-35 



Magnesia ....... 0*45 



Potaah 35-04 



Soda 2-42 



Sulphuric acid - - - - - - 4-98 



Chlorine 0-62 



Organic matter - - - - • . 6-60 



Carbonic acid ...... 18-85 



100-96 

 Bean ash always contains more or less of carbonic acid. As it effervesces briskly with 

 acids ; so, the amount of organic matter seems to be greater than in other kinds of ash. 

 The bean burns without difficulty, and furnishes a white ash in lumps of the size and 



