FORMATION OF ASPARAGINE IN PLANTS. 
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BUCKWHEAT (III.) 
ASPARAGINE NITROGEN. 
Plants in 
Dry matter 
used in grams. 
Baryta water (b 
replaced in cc. 
Nitrogen found 
in grams. 
Percentage of 
nitrogen ( = £ 
asp. nitrogen.) 
Ammonium chloride 
and sugar . 
1 1.846 
0-95 
0.0009 
0.05 
Ammonium nitrate ... 
1.910 
3-9 
0.0037 
0.19 
Ammonium nitrate and 
sugar . 
1 1.864 
1.0 
0.0009 
0.05 
Ammonium carbonate. 
1.902 
48 
0.0046 
0.24 
Ammonium carbonate 
and sugar . 
1 1.826 
2.6 
0.0025 
0.14 
Ammonium phosphate. 
1.852 
2-5 
0.0024 
0.13 
Ammonium phosphate 
and sugar . 
[ 1-755 
0.9 
0.0009 
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BRASSICA ( MIKAWASHIMA .) 
ASPARAGINE NITROGEN. 
Plants in 
Dry matter 
used in grams. 
Baryta water (b 
replaced in cc. 
Nitrogen found 
in grams. 
Percentage of 
nitrogen (£ asp. 
nitrogen.) 
Ammonium phosphate 
0.866 
1.1 
0.0024 
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Sodium nitrate. 
0.885 
1-7 
0.0037 
0.41 
Control plants . 
0.864 
i -7 
0.0037 
0.42 
(I) i c.c. baryta solution — 0.0x509447 gram nitrogen. 
