BUCKWHEAT. 



345 



932. The more recent experiments of Payen and 

 Boussingault, however, indicate a larger proportion 

 of albumen and gluten as existing in rice ; these 

 chemists found 75 in place of 36 of those substances. 



933. The dry grain of buckwheat consists of, ac- 

 cording to Zenneck — 



1000 



934. From the experiments of Sprengel, it ap- 

 pears that 100,000 parts of the seed of buckwheat 

 contain 1354 parts of inorganic matter. 100,000 

 parts of the dry straw contain 3203 parts, consisting 

 of— 



Potash . 



Soda . 



Lime 



Magnesia 



Alumina 



Oxide of iron 



Oxide of manganese 



Silica . 



Chlorine 



Sulphuric acid 



Phosphoric acid . 



1354 



3203 



