HEMPSEED. 



347 



Brought forward 

 Oxide of iron 

 Oxide of manganese 

 Silica . 

 Chlorine 

 Sulphuric acid 

 Phosphoric acid . 



Seed. 

 1304 

 trace 



120 

 12 

 24 



880 



2340 



Stalks. 



1222 



10 



20 



20 



66 



118 



1456 



937. Hempseed contains, according to Bucholz — 



Albumen 



Gum 



Sugar 



Resin 



Woody fibre 



Fixed oil 



Husk 



Loss in analysis 



247 



90 



16 



16 



50 



191 



383 



7 



1000 



938. The proportion of oil yielded by different 

 seeds varies greatly with the year, climate, soil, &c. 

 The following table shows the average proportion of 

 oil obtained from 100 parts of some of the most im- 

 portant oil seeds : — 



