CHAPTER V
THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE TOBACCO PLANT
Organic and inorganic matters contained in Tobacco and the parts they play.
Analysis of various Tobaccos. Nicotine.
THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE TOBACCO PLANT
The tobacco plant when subjected to chemical analysis is found to contain all or most of the following substances:
Mineral Bases. Potash, Lime, Magnesia, Oxides of Iron and Manganese, Ammonia, Silica.
Mineral Acids. Nitric, Hydrochloric, Sulphuric and Phosphoric.
Organic Base. Nicotine.