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Carbonic acid, - - - - 
13-500 
Silicia acid, 
•550 
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2-958 
•767 
Sulphuric acid, - - - - 
10-449 
1-651 
56-134 
14^564 
Phosphoric acid, - - - - 
11-870 
1-876 
63^784 
16-544 
Phosphate of the peroxide of iron, 
1-100 
-174 
5-916 
3-761 
Lime, 
2-698 
•426 
14-484 
4-662 
Magnesia, _ - . - - 
3-345 
•529 
17-986 
1^533 
Potash, 
20-078 
4^172 
142-448 
27-985 
Soda, ------ 
30-116 
4-758 
161.772 
41-976 
Chlorine, - • - 
•741 
-117 
3-978 
1-033 
Organic acids, - - - . 
4-805 
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99-252 
2. Savoy. This belongs to the var. sabauda. 
Of this variety there are three kinds; the large yellow, the 
dwarf, and the green. The one here examined is the large yel- 
low. As a fall and winter variety it is highly esteemed. It 
bears well the early frosts which improve materially its flavor. 
The savoy is distinguished from the other varieties that bear heads 
by its crisped leaves. When the plants are placed in a good soil, 
and allowed sufficient room, the stalks are short and stout; the 
lower leaves large and spreading; heads rather small, and less 
compact than those of the preceding variety, their diameter being 
from 6 to 10 inches, and weight from 4 to lOlbs. 
The plant used for analysis was furnished by J. B. Hutson, of 
Albany. It had a large compact head for this variety. The 
part taken for organic analysis, was a section extending from the 
centre to the circumference of the head. This gave of: 
Sugar and extractive matter with the body that 
gives the peculiar odor to cabbage, - - 8-60 
Oil and wax, -.--.-- -26 
Fibre, with a little starch and chlorophyl, - 2-47 
Fibre, after digesting in alcohol and a weak solu- 
tion of potash, ------ 2-41 
Matter dissolved out of fibre by a weak solution of 
caustic potash — resembles albumen, - - 1-31 
Albumen, -- 2-05 
Calculated with- 
out the water. 
46-386 
1-402 
13-323 
12-999 
7-066 
11-057 
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