FORMATION OF ASPARAGINE IN PLANTS. 
4SI 
WHEAT (II). 
TOTAL NITROGEN. 
Plants in 
Ammonium chloride... 
Ammonium carbonate 
Urea 
Sodium nitrate 
Control plants 
Original plants 
Dry matter 
used. 
Baryta waterG) 
replaced. 
Nitrogen 
found. 
Gram. 
c. c. 
Gram. 
I. 0.472 
9-7 
0.0206 
2. 
10. i 
0.0217 
I. 0.467 
97 
0.0206 
2. ,, 
10.0 
0.0215 
I. 0.465 
10. i 
0.0217 
2. ,, 
10.0 
0.0215 
I, O.465 
IO.I 
0.0217 
2. ,, 
9.8 
0.0211 
I. O.476 
8.4 
0.0180 
2. ,, 
8.2 
0.0176 
I. O.484 
8.5 
0.0183 
2* 99 
8.3 
0.0178 
Percentage of 
nitrogen. 
4.48 
4-51 
4-63 
4.60 
Plants in 
Ammonium chloride 
Ammonium carbonate 
Urea ... 
Sodium nitrate. 
Control plants . 
Original plants . 
ALBUMINOID NITROGEN. 
Dry matter 
used. 
Baryta waterG) 
replaced. 
Nitrogei 
found. 
Gram. 
c. c. 
Gram. 
i. 0.944 
7.0 
0.0151 
2. ,, 
7.2 
0.0155 
i- 0933 
7-4 
0 0160 
2. 
7-5 
0.0161 
i. 0.930 
8.4 
0.0180 
2. ,, 
8.6 
0.0185 
i. 0.929 
8-5 
0.0183 
2. 
8-7 
0.0187 
i. 0.952 
8.0 
0.0172 
2. ,, 
8.0 
0.0172 
i. 0.968 
9.0 
0.0192 
2, ,, 
8.9 
0.0190 
Percentage of 
nitrogen. 
1.64 
1-73 
1.96 
1.99 
1.81 
1.98 
(i) i c.c. of the baryta solution = 0.002148 gram nitrogen. 
