ARTICHOKE. 



355 



Starch 



Albumen 



Sugar 



Cellular matter 



Fixed oil 



Malic acid, and salts 



"Water 



133 

 9 



33 

 68 

 11 

 14 



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956. The ultimate composition of the tubers and 

 stem of the Jerusalem artichoke, according to Bous- 

 singault, is — 



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957. The tubers, according to the analysis of 

 Braconnot, contain a peculiar variety of starch, to 

 which the name of Inulin is given. The tubers were 

 found to contain — 



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