110 ON BITTER CASSAVA. 



Weight of the cuticle (not dried) 4-896 grammes. 



» (dry) 1-483 „ 



„ ,, tunica (not dried) 368-58 „ 



„ (dry) •••• 10-020 „ 



„ „ starch (dry), not including that of tunica 83*020 „ 



,, „ fibrous residue, not including tunica ... 30950 „ 



„ „ dry residue from juice 10*150 „ 



„ „ cassaripe, of the consistency of honey... 14 900 „ 



Composition of the Fusiform Root in 100 parts. 



Reddish-brown cuticle - 51 per cent. 



Tunica 3-43 „ 



Starch, not including that of tunica 28'44 „ 



Fibrous residue, do. do 10 - 60 „ 



Dry extract (juice), do. do 3'48 „ 



Water 5354 „ 



100-00 

 Per-centage of different items : 



Cassaripe 5'10 per cent. 



Cuticle (not dried) 1 "68 „ 



Tunica (not dried) 12-63 „ 



Proportion of tunica to fleshy centre, as 10 : 68 „ 



,, „ fibre to starch, as 10:27 (nearly). 



The cassaripe had a strongly acid reaction. Very little albumen coagu- 

 lates on boiling the juice. 



Analysis of a Tapering Root. — No. II. 



Weight of the entire root 201-874 grammes. 



Volume of the same 178 cubic centimetres. 



Specific gravity, therefore 1-134 



Weight of the cuticle (not dried) 4-0535 grammes. 



(dry) 1-212 



„ „ starch (dry), includingthat of tunica 66400 „ 



„ „ fibrous residue, do. do 19-450 „ 



„ „ dry extract from juice, ditto 8-380 „ 



„ „ cassaripe, ditto, ditto 11-600 „ 



Composition of the Tapering Root in 100 parts. 



Reddish-brown cuticle - 600 per cent. 



Starch, including that of tunica 32'900 „ 



Fibrous residue, do., do 9'640 „ 



Dry extract from juice, do 4-150 „ 



Water ...52-710 „ 



100-000 



