IV. Comprison of the chemical composition of different varieties (Healthy plants. I 





Leaves 



(May 6). 



Leaves (May 22.) 





Tuiv 0 ^ 



July 9.J 



Stems (July 9.) 



Leaves (Sept. 9.) 



Stems (Sept. 9}. 





Tsurota 



Hosoye 



Yotsume 



Takasuke 



Takasuke 



Jumonji 



Takasuke 



Jumonji 



Takasuke 



Jumonji 



Takasuke 



Jumonji. 



Average length of shoots 















30.00 



16.5 







180.0 



150.0 



Fre^h weight of I shoot 















5-45 



2.50 







101.0 



5»-5 



Dry weight of I shoot 















\ 0.87 



0.30 







29.56 



17.19 



Fresh weight of I leaf 



0.229 



0. 1 1 1 



0.181 



0.376 



0.39 



0.982 







2.57 



1. 18 







Dry weight of I leaf 



0.041 



0.024 



0.051 



0.121 



0.10 



0.113 







0.87 



0.41 







Moisture 



81.20 



79.84 



71D3 



70.50 



76.70 



88.50 



84.04 



88.04 



66.23 



65.24 



70.66 



70.60 



Dry matter 



18.S0 



20.16 



28.37 



29.50 



23.30 



11.50 



15.96 



11.96 



3377 



3476 



»9-34 



2934 









In 100 parts of dry 



matter, 





Crude proteids 



48.94 



41.00 



28-75 



23-75 



30.50 



36.63 



'5-38 



21.75 



22.88 



22.38 



538 



S3" 



Crude fats 



1.92 



2.26 



3-83 



3-46 



2.84 



4.26 



0.83 



2.20 



7-34 



7.29 



1.10 



1. 00 



Crude ti!>res 









9.61 



11.14 



11.04 



46.30 



36.72 



9-59 



9-32 



54.60 



59.00 





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 ) 



[ 49-'8 



I 



| 5966 

















34.58 





Nitrogen-free extracts 



56.84 



47.26 



37 6 7 



31-54 



3I.85 



5242 



50.88 



3036 



Ash 



7.87 



7.56 



7.76 



6.34 



8.26 



10.40 



5-95 



748 



7-77 



10.13 



4-34 



438 



Total nitrogen 



7.67 



6.56 



4.60 



3.80 



4.88 



5.86 



2.46 



348 



3.66 



3-S8 



0.86 



0.S5 



Albuminoid nitrogen 



S'S 



4.08 



4-34 



3°5 



385 



4.18 



1. 10 



147 



3-37 



3.10 



0.54 



057 



Non-albuminoid nitrogen 



2.52 



2.48 



0.26 



0.75 



1.03 



1.68 



••36 



2.01 



0.29 



0.48 



0.32 



0.28 



In ioo parts of pure ash, 



Si0 2 



3-7' 



1.07 



3-44 



2.64 



4.68 



1.90 



1.19 





'•35 



1.42 



o.94 



1.40 



SO, 



6.23 



5-15 



3.26 



3-64 



2.60 



2.43 



4.00 





1.22 



1.70 



2.00 



1.60 



P.,o 0 



■4 34 



12.68 



13.86 



1790 



14.60 



20.40 



14.64 





6.41 



6.56 



S.90 



7.80 



K,0 



35-20 



3630 



31.81 



28.51 



21.15 



2363 



3850 





19.20 



23.92 



39.60 



31.60 



CaO 



15.20 



i7-*3 



25.07 



23.64 



27.21 



28.10 



22.26 





40.28 



39°7 



18.80 



24.76 



MgO 



8.22 



8-45 



11.48 



10.44 



10.13 



8.85 



13.70 





13.78 



12.05 



7.04 



9->4 



