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In ioo parts of dry matter. 



a) 



b) 



c) 





Total nitrogen. 9.13 



9-53 



8.1 1 



8.19 



Albuminoid nitrogen. 3.1 1 



2.94 



3.18 



3-25 



Asparagine nitrogen. 2.30 



2.35 



1.64 





Nitrogen in phospho- 









tungstic precipitate. 1.60 



1.88 



1.11 



0.96 



Other nitrogen. . 2.12 



2.36 



2.18 



2.38 



In 100 parts of total nitrogen. 





a) 



b) 



c) 



d) 



Total nitrogen. 100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



I OO.O 



Albuminoid nitrogen. 34.1 



30.9 



39-2 



39-7 



Asparagine nitrogen. 25.2 



24.7 



20.2 



in t 



Nitrogen in phospho- 









tungstic precipitate. 17.5 



18.7 



13.7 



11.7 



Other nitrogen. 23.2 



25.7 



26.9 



29 1 



Every 100 shoots 



contained :■ 







a) 



b) 



c) 



d) 



Total nitrogen. O.0557 



0.0601 



0.0621 



O.0637 



Albuminoid nitrogen. 0.0190 



0.01S6 



0.0244 



O.0249 



Asparagine nitrogen. 0.0140 



0.0148 



0.0127 



0.0123 



Nitrogen in phospho- 









tungstic precipitate. 0.0098 



0.0119 



0.0085 



0.0075 



Other nitrogen. 0.0129 



0.0149 



0.0167 



0.0191 



Calculating the total nitrogen of a) as 



100 we have : — 



a) 



b) 



c) 



d) 



Total nitrogen. 100.0 



108.0 



in. 6 



114.5 



Albuminoid nitrogen. 34.1 



33-3 



43-8 



44-7 



Asparagine nitrogen. 25.2 



26.6 



22. 5 



22.0 



Nitrogen in phospho- 









tungstic precipitate. 17.5 



21.3 



15.3 



13.4 



Other nitrogen. 23.2 



26.8 



30.0 



34-4 



Here we observe that when the etiolated shoots were 

 exposed to full day-light organic bases decreased with the 

 increase of proteids ; but in this case, the decrease of the bases 



