ANALYSES OF THE POTATO. 49 



XIII. PINKEYE POTATO. 



Pl. 1 B, fig. 1. 

 Color orange gray; eyes purple, with a waved line; flesh yellow; form round. 



Organic analysis. 



Water 75-06 



Starch 8*81 



Albumen - - - - - - - 0"17 



Casein 0-60 



Dextrine 0-68 



Sugar 2-29 



Gluten 



Fat 0-12 



Fibre - - 8-77 



Ash per centum - - - - - - 0-96 



XIV. BLUE PINKEYE POTATO. 



Bluish or purplish red, uniform ; broader than long ; flesh white : eyes in 5's. 



The young tubers, obtained from the Albany Market, June 12, 1848; raised in New-Jersey. 



] . Organic analysis of 300 grs. 



Per centum. 



Water 221-15 73-71 



Starch - - 63-43 21-14 



Albumen 2-00 0-66 



Casein - - - - - - - 1"64 0-54 



Dextrine 0-76 0-25 



Fibre, gluten and fat .... n-70 3"90 



300-68 100-20 



Ash of the fibre 1-55 



2. Analysis of the ash. 



Silex 2-000 



Phosphate of lime, magnesia and iron - - 19-083 



Magnesia ....--- trace. 



Carbonate of lime 0-200 



Potash 40-767 



Soda 



Chloride of sodium 23-452 



Sulphuric acid ------ 7*001 



100-503 

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