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BOTANICAL GAZETTE 



[JANUARY 



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was about 1 1 . 5 per cent, due to respiration. Crude fiber remained 

 practically constant. 



When the hulled dry seeds were compared with the unhulled 

 dry seeds, it was found that the weight of F x was 1 per cent greater 

 in the former, and it was 2 per cent greater in the latter for F 2T 

 while F 3 of the former was about 3 per cent greater. The proteins of 



Material 



Free reducing sugars 

 Sucrose-like sugars . . 



Total reducing sugars . 

 Total carbohydrate F 3 



Total 



Free reducing sugars 

 Sucrose-like sugars . . 



Total reducing sugars . 

 Total carbohydrate F 3 



Total 



Free reducing sugars 

 Sucrose-like sugars . . 



Total reducing sugars . 

 Total carbohydrates F 3 



Total 



TABLE IV 



Unhulled dry seeds 



I 



11 



1 . 10 

 1.94 





3.32 

 60.00 



6332 



Average 



0.93 

 2.43 



2.71 

 S9.60 



62.31 



I.02 

 2.19 



3.02 

 59.80 



62.82* 



Unhulled seed grown at room temperature 



1 .02 



i-54 



3-24 

 43 36 



46.60 



0.96 

 1.39 



325 



45-88 



0.99 

 1.47 



324 

 44.62 



49 13 



47.86 



Unhulled seed grown in refrigerator 



o 



•it 



o. 



1.64 

 2.69 



43-51 



0-7S 

 1-34 



2.69 

 4393 



46.20 



46.62 



0.82 

 1.49 



2.69 

 4372 



46.41 



* Ten gm. of seed were hydrolyzed for 2.5 hours and gave a total carbohydrate of 65 .30 per cen t 



F x and F 2 were about the same, but the protein of F 3 of the hulled 



more 



The ash of F 2 was 



in 



unhulled 



ash was in the hulls. 



matter 

 ule in . 



it was 6 per cent less 



greater in 





