26 J.P. Norton on the Protein bodies of Peas and Almonds, 
| L. 2. 3. Mean. _] Ash deducted. 
Carbon, percent. . 50-38 50-49 50°42 50-50 
Hydrogen, . ; 6-63 6:50 2 aca 6°55 “56 
Nitrogen, ‘4 POG shir - e 99 OG 17:30 17:33 
xygen, . : 24-20 24-19 stat 24:19 4 24-24 |. 
Sulphur, . ; 2 0:30 Gis too ):32 0-32 
Phosphorus, 1:07 0-99 7-13 05 1 wore 
h * ‘ Ol 0-18 me 0-17 
| 100-00 | 100-00 100-00 100-00 
Two of the above nitrogen determinations were by Dumas 
and the other by Mulder’s method. 'T'wo of the determinations 
of sulphur were by burning with carbonate and nitrate of potash, 
and the other with caustic soda and nitrate of potash. © he 
phosphorus determinations, two were by the pacsphate of baryta, 
and ee other by Berthier’s method. 
A second preparation of legumin was made, and was boiled in 
aleohol shh ther before dissolving in strong ammonia. It was 
dark colored, was quite sticky previous to drying, and when dry 
was —_, in appearance. The result of analysis was as 
follow: 
| I. Pa "Mean. [Ash deducted.| 
Carbon, per cent, : fee, 50°79 eee 0-79 50-0 
oe 6-62 : 
17-09 ah 
0-29 0°26 
0-65 0-49 
0-33 0°40 
hs the carbon, hydrogen and sowed) the results approximated 
so nearly to the ‘analyses above, that as unnecessary to repeat 
them. The only essential Terence’ is in the phosphorus. I 
made several experiments to determine how far the phosphorus in 
these bodies might be in the state of phosphoric acid, and there- 
fore in combination with the alkalies of the ash. None of them 
were satisfactory, but they indicated that a portion of it at least, 
was so combined. 
Still a third quantity of this substance from alritonde was pre- 
pared, but it was, after precipitation by acetic acid, only boiled in 
alcohol and ether, and not dissolved in ammonia. ‘The color was 
a pure white, and it was evidently soluble in — — 
These were the results of my analyses. 
885 98.09 
6°39 6°56 
} x om 
0: 43 0:39 
2-27 WiQcb 
0:55. | 056 
