MO 



MANGEL-WURZEL. 



inorganic matter, and 100,000 parts of the dry 

 leaves contain 15,439 parts, consisting of — 



Potash 



Soda 



Lime 



Magnesia 



Alumina 



Oxide of iron 



Oxide of manganese 



Silica 



Chlorine . 



Sulphuric acid 



Phosphoric acid 



5986 



15,439 



969. The yellow globe mangel-wurzel contains, ac- 

 cording to Way, 102 parts of inorganic matter in the 

 bulb, and 140 in its top. The long red contains in 

 the bulb 64, and in the top 179 parts of inorganic 

 matter in 10,000. These ashes analyzed were found 

 to contain respectively, in 10,000 parts — 



