353 



2290 



5101 



951. A great number of different analyses of 

 potatoes have been published, as the varieties of the 

 tuber are found to contain very different proportions 

 of starch, azotized matter, &c. The ultimate com- 

 position of dry potato is (Boussingault) : — 



Carbon 

 Oxygen . 

 Hydrogen 

 Nitrogen . 

 Inorganic matter 



440 



447 



58 



15 



40 



1000 



952. According to the experiments of Einhof and 

 Lampadius, potatoes contain: — 



30' 



