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parts in the root, and 420 parts of inorganic matter 

 in 10,000 parts of the top. These ashes contained — 



I. II. 



Top. Root. Top. Root. 



Silica . . .739 76 183 110 



Phosphoric acid . 255 837 112 786 



Sulphuric acid . . 268 634 457 695 



Carbonic acid . . 1629 1515 2275 1772 



Lime . . . 3498 976 2950 826 



Magnesia . . . 250 378 303 320 



Peroxide of iron . 406 74 90 166 



Potash . . .728 3755 753 2800 



Soda . . .946 1263 1069 1753 



Chloride of sodium . 877 491 1714 765 



973. The parsnip consists of — 



Organic matter 195 



Inarganic matter 12 



Water 793 



1000 



974. According to Crome, the parsnip contains — 



Starch ,18 



Albumen . 21 



Gum 61 



Sugar 55 



Fibre 51 



Volatile oil trace 



Water . . . . . . . .794 



1000 



975. From the experiments of Sprengel, it appears 

 that 100,000 parts of dry parsnip roots contain 4643 

 parts of inorganic matter. 100,000 parts of the dry 

 leaves contain 15,661 parts consisting of — 



