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U. SUZUKI. 



each variety which were very similar in all respects, were 

 analysed at different seasons of the year, and the quantity of the 

 reserve materials, the rapidity of their migration, etc. were com- 

 pared. As the cutting in the growing season has a special 

 relation to the disease, it was my chief aim to find out 

 the relation of the reserve materials to the period of cutting, 

 and finally the conclusion was arrived at that the cutting in the 

 growing season is the principal cause of the disease. 



Roots 



I. Takasuke. 



(i). April 28, 1899. 



Fresh Dry Dry Moisture 



weight. weight. matter % % 



'wood 2895 g. 

 I bark 864 

 wood 812 

 bark 420 



Stems 



Leaves (,) 282 



240.7 



27.9 



72.1 



132.6 



31.6 



68.4 



48.2 



17. 1 



82.9 



was a 



little 



too late. 



leaves began to develop. 



In 100 parts of dry matter, 





Root bark. 



Stem bark. 



Leaves. 



Crude proteids 



16.O 



I7.I 



4O.O 



Crude fats 





3-1 





Crude fibres 



27-3 



35-9 





Total carbohydrates (as 









starch) 



18.4 







Crude ash 



8.2 



6.7 



IO.9 



Nitrogen-free extracts 



40.2 



37-2 





Total nitrogen 



2.56 



2.74 



6.4O 



Albuminoid nitrogen 



1.38 



1.60 



4.IO 



Non-albuminoid nitrogen 



1. 18 



1. 14 



2.3O 



