and n Soil smtahlc to ifx Caltnre. 391 
stems, takint^ about () inclips of tops, and thus separated the ji reen 
plants into : — 
* Parts. 
Woody stems 29-5 
Leaves and soft tops (G inches) .. .. 70-5 
100-0 ■ 
If anythinf^, the proportion of woody stems is rathe over than 
under estimated, for, as stated, only G inehes of the top were cut 
off ; I think it likely, therefore, that some of the woody stems 
would be eaten by sheep or cattle. 
A water-determination of the green lupine plants gave 89-20 
per cent., and an ash-determination, 80 per cent, of ash on an 
average. 
The amount of nitrogen in the green plants was found to be 
• 38 per cent. Accordingly lupine plants, cut down green, con- 
sist, in 100 parts, of : — 
Dry matter :— 
* Organic . 
Inortranic 
*Containing nitrogen 
Equal to albuminous compounds . . 
In cabbages analysed last year I found the average proportion 
of water 89-5 per cent. There is thus about as much water in 
lupines, cut down green, as in the cabbages, the analysis of which 
I published some time ago ; the amount of mineral matter is 
likewise nearly the same in both, but the proportion of albu- 
minous or flesh-forming matter is more considerable than in 
cabbages. 
The greater portion of the dry matter in lupines I found in- 
soluble in water, as will be seen by the following results, repre- 
senting the general composition and proportion of juice and crude 
fibre in the plants analysed in my laboratory : — 
Water 
Soluble organic matters 
Soluble mineral matters ' 
Insoluble organic matters 
Insoluble mineral matters 
In Natural 
Dried at 
State. 
212^ F. 
89-20 
10-00 
92-58 
-80 
7-42 
100-00 
100-00 
■38 
3-.51 
2'38 
22-03 
) Lupines 
(cut down 
in a green state). 
In Natural 
Calculated 
state. 
Dry. 
89-20 
Juice 
93-10 
3-29 
Juice 
30-46 
-61 
36-13 
( 0-67 
6-71 
[ 62-12 
crude fibre 
crude fibre 
6-90 
-19 
G3-87 
( 1-75 
10000 
100-00 
