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ANALYSES OF THE CABBAGE. 



Analysis of the Cauliflower cabbage (Sub-var. botrytis), 

 From (he garden of Mr. Douw of Groenbusli. 



PROPORTIONS. 



Water 



Dry 



Ash 



Calculated dry ------ 



Head consisting of flower buds and ■pedicels 



Sugar and extractive matter, and the odorous 



matter of the species - 



Fibre and starch ------ 



Fibre -------- 



Wax and chlorophyl 



Soluble in potash ------ 



Albumen 



Casein -------- 



Dextrine ------- 



Water 



Composition of the ash. 



Silica --------- 



Phosphoric acid and peroxide of iron 



Lime -------- 



Magnesia ------- 



Potash -------- 



Soda - - - - - - - , • 



Sodium -------- 



Sulphuric acid - 



Chlorine -------- 



Organic matter ------ 



Carbonic acid ------- 



100-000 parts gave 

 85-700 

 14-300 

 1-520 

 10-629 S. 



8-OS 

 0-63 

 1-76 

 0-34 

 2-19 

 0-94 

 0-05 

 1-74 

 85-70 



101-43 S. 



A ton of dry cabbage contains. 



1-25 



2-652 lbs. 



28-65 



60-904 



0-73 



1-542 



2-16 



4-592 



18-41 



39-136 



33-44 



71-087 



0-20 



0-425 



9-79 



20-812 



0-30 



0-63S 



3-05 





1-85 





99-83 



201-788 S. 



