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LINSEED. 



935. The proportion of starch, &c., in^^eeds which 

 contain much oil is, of course, considerably less than 

 in the grains hitherto described. The following is 

 an analysis of linseed by L. Meyer 



Starch 



Gluten 



Albumen 



Azotized matter 



Gum 



Sugar, &c 



Coloring matter 



Resin 



Wax 



Fixed oil 



Husk 



15 

 29 

 28 



151 

 61 



109 



25 



25 



1 



113 



443 



1000 



936. In this analysis the quantity of oil is con- 

 siderably below the usual average (938). The large 

 quantity of azotized matter which exists in linseed 

 explains the value of oil-cake, both in fattening cattle 

 and as a manure (854). From the experiments of 

 Sprengel, it appears that 100,000 parts of linseed 

 contain 2340 parts of inorganic matter, and 100,000 

 parts of the stem contain 1456 parts of inorganic 

 matter, consisting of — 



