_J  .  B-/m 
0-00367.  t  760 
458  Chnquapin.  {^£^t£: 
V  ---  25'2  C.C. 
t  =  2o-5c  C. 
B  =  757- 
/=  i7'4. 
^»  ==  0"OOI2562.  V. 
p  =  0"02SS. 
From  this  the  per  cent,  of  nitrogen  on  the  natural  or  fresh  ker- 
nels was  calculated,  and  found  to  be  2-357  per  cent. 
One  quart  of  chinquapins  was  bought  in  Asheville,  N.  C,  on 
October  11,  1S94.  at  10  cents.  (They  were  probably  three  or  fjpur 
weeks  old.)  This  quart  contained  729  chinquapins.  These  were 
kept  until  Tune  1.  1S95,  and  yielded  in  all  166  worm-eaten  nuts, 
being  in  per  cent.  22-77.  This  showed  that  77-22  per  cent,  were 
fit  for  planting  or  fit  for  eating,  although  a  much  larger  per  cent,  are 
eaten  at  first,  as  the  worm  is  not  given  time  to  develop. 
The  grub  that  feeds  on  the  chinquapins  is  the  larva  ('according  to 
L.  O.  Howard,  of  the  Division  of  Entomology  of  U.  S.  Department 
of  Agriculture)  o.r'  a  Coleopterous  insect  belonging  to  the  genus 
Balanitis,  and  is  probably  either  B.  proboscideus  or  B.  rectus. 
Conclusions. — (1)  The  chinquapin  contains  the  following  : 
Per  cent- 
Fixed  oil  [sweet  and  bland)   6  '955 
Starch  (resembling  wheat  )  36 -5  7 
Nitrogen   2*35 
This  analysis  shows  that  it  contains  a  fair  amount  of  nutritive 
properties, 
(2)  The  flavor  of  the  chinquapin  is  equal  to  that  of  the  chestnut, 
and  is  eagerly  sought  and  eaten  in  the  country  where  it  grows. 
(3)  The  chinquapin  is  limited  in  its  natural  range  to  the  region 
from  Pennsylvania  and  Indiana,  to  Florida,  and  southwestward  to 
eastern  Texas.  It  prefers  a  permeable,  rich,  rocky  soil,  but  will 
endure  almost  any  soil  except  a  wet  one.  Fernowl 
_i  It  will  yield  fruit  in  the  second  or  third  year,  at  least,  requires 
no  care,  and  might  be  advantageously  planted  and  improved  by 
these  who  are  "  land  poor.''  as  yielding  a  profitable  investment  and 
immediate  returns. 
School  of  Pharmacy  of 
Northwestern  University. 
