57o 
Richards. — -The Respiration of 
Experiment 22. 
4 red beets ( Beta vulgar is), 250 grams. Had been in 
laboratory four days before use. Air-current, 3*5 litres per 
hour. 
Date. 
Time. 
Tempera- 
ture. 
mg. C0 2 
produced 
per hour. 
xii. 4. ’95 
9.05 - 10.05 a.m. 
20° 
7-8o 
)) 
10.05-11.05 „ 
20° 
8.30 
Quartered longitudinally. Pieces washed and dried. 
xii. 4. ’95 
11.35 - I2 -35 P- m - 
20° 
18-20 
2-35 ~ 3-35 „ 
20°«3 
17-00 
)> 
5.00 - 6.00 ,, 
20°. 5 
I5. 10 
xii. 5. ’95 
6.00 - 7.00 a.m. 
20°. 9 
16.70 
9f 
9.10 - 10.10 „ 
2 1°"0 
21.50 
V 
10.10 - 11.40 ,, 
2I°.0 
27.IO* 
J J 
1 r.40 - 12.40 p.m. 
20°. 8 
2 2-6o 
12.40- 2.40 „ 
20°.7 
23.60* 
2.40- 3.40 „ 
20°.5 
2 2»8o 
>> 
3.40- 4.40 ,, 
20°-5 
23.4O 
4 - 4 ° - 5 - 4 ° » 
2o°-3 
22-20 
xii. 7. ’95 
12.10 - 1. 10 ,, 
2 o °-5 
I4-8o 
1. 10- 3.10 „ 
to 
0 
0 
do 
14-60 
xii. 8. ’95 
10.35 “ I3[ -35 a - m * 
2o°.8 
14-00 
11.35 ~ I2 -35 P- m - 
20°.8 
I 5 , 3 ° 
xii. 9. ’95 
5 - 35 - 7 -°° » 
21° 
io-6o* 
xii. 12. ’95 
12.30- 2.30 ,, 
20°.6 
10.40* 
* Reduced to value of i hour. 
