0
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100.00

The second analysis was made of furze cut on the 15th August, 1862.
The following were the results obtained:--

Water 72.00
Nitrogenous, or flesh-forming principles 3.21
Oil 1.18
Other fat-forming principles (starch, gum, &c.) 8.20
Woody fibre 13.33
Mineral matter 2.08
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100.00

The specimen was allowed to lie for a few days in a dry room, so that
it lost a little water whilst in my possession, before it was subjected
to analysis.

The sample cut in August contained a larger amount of nutriment than
the specimen analysed in the spring; but its constituents appeared to
be much less soluble in water, and therefore, less digestible.

Professor Blyth, of the Queen's College, Cork, has more recently made
a very elaborate analysis of furze, grown in the county of Cork, which
gave results still more favorable to the plant than those arrived at
by me--probably because the specimens furnished to him were drier than
mine.

ANALYSIS OF FRESH FURZE, BY DR. BLYTH.

100 parts contain:--

_Matters readily soluble in water and easily digested._

[*] Albuminous, or flesh-forming compounds 1.68
Fat and heat-producing, or respiratory elements,
viz., sugar, gum, &c. &c. 7.83
Ash 0.83
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Total matters soluble in water 10.34
[* Containing nitrogen 0.265]

_Matters insoluble in water._

Oil 2.14
[+] Albuminous, or flesh-producing compounds 2.83
Fat and heat-producing, or respiratory elements 1.00
Woody fibre 28.80
Ash 3.23
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Total matters insoluble in water