62 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. (March, 1911.] 
nauseous properties. The fresh tubers are usually sliced and 
cut into squares and soaked for several hours in water ; in some 
interesting results were obtained; in each case the figures for 
the sake of comparison are calculated on the dried samples :— 
| D. daemona. | D. pentaphylia. 
ee 
| Before. After. | Before. After. | Before. After. 
SSS ae ee an eee a Una 
Fat ie 72) 166} 138} 161] 174 | 1°38 
| | | | | 
Albuminoids --| 834) 486) 769| 6-72 | 12°30 | © 8-71 
| | ; 
Carbohydrates | 76°72 80°97 | 81:59 82:04 | 74-62 80-47 
Fibre | 8:18 | 10°33 / 349 687 563 5:73 
Ash . “| 604| 218] 595 | 2-76] 671 3-76 
|= —— | | a 
100-00 100°00 | 100-00 | 100-00 | 100-00 100-00 
| | | 
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Th 
luding alkaloids, 
ain amount of alb 
i the operation. It is interesting to 
tion oy Phosphoric anhydride is considerably reduced by 
Gis}; ae indicating that in subterranean portions of the plant 
case of “4 aa ts for the most part in a soluble form, as in the 
; ereal grains. ae roots of yams after washing in 
; y their composition to be somewhat of a 
coarse 
value. Sod, but nevertheless they have considerable nutritive 
