244 U. SUZUKI ; 



Calculated to j^^. .^j j^. 



100 leaves. ^ ^ ' 



I Evening 5.022 



I Morning 4.274 



In 100 parts of dry matter. 



Evening. 



Total nitrogen 3.44 



Albuminoid nitrogen 2.90 



Asparagine nitrogen o. 10 



Nitrogen in amides(4'^^°^V) • • • •0-44 

 Starch •. 9.65 



Absolute quantity in lOO leaves. 



Evening. 



Total nitrogen 0.1725 



Albuminoid nitrogen 0-I457 



Asparagine nitrogen 0.0050 



Nitrogen in amidesQ;"^^.) ■■ 0.218 

 Starch 0.4848 



Decrease of starch during the night 

 protcids ,, ,, 



Katio of dry matter. 



100.00 

 85.10 



Morning. 



349 

 2.84 

 0.14 

 0.51 

 6.11 



Morning. 



o. 1 490 



O.I215 

 0.0058 

 0.0217 

 0.261 1 



Ratio. 

 100 : 86.4 

 100 : 83.4 

 100 : 1 16. 



100 : 100. 



100 : 54. 



0.2238 gram. 

 0.1469 ,, 



£. Phascolus iiningo}-^^ 



200 leaves. Dry weight. 



Evening 30-389 grams. 



Morning 26.468 



In 100 i^arts of dry matter : 



Evening. 



Total nitrogen 5.37 



Albuminoid nitrogen 4.35 



Asparagine nitrogen 0.20 



Nitrogen in amides(,^;J'^°X.) • -O-S^ 

 Starch 13 50 



Ratio of dry matter. 

 100.00 

 87.30 



Morninc;. 



549 

 4-50 

 0.13 



0.86 



1 1. 00 



(I) This experiment was made on September 17th. 



