some varieties of South American Guano. 



1S3 





' No. 6. 



Calculated Composition > 



rWater 106-66 



Muriate of ammonia 4-43 



Chloride of sodium . 950 



\ Phosphate of potash 14-94 



Sulphate of soda .... 12-23 



Organic matter 240 



-Oxalate of ammonia a trace 



Q -g rOrganic matter 1000 



•" ^ J Phosphate of lime, 



"ors I trace of magnesia. 11*37 



^ Si L Phosphate of soda... atrace 



rSand,&c 20-43 



Humus, organic mat- 

 ter, &c 29-73 



Phosphate of lime... 664-47 

 Phosphate of magnesia 30-56 



L Water 80-60 



Loss 2-68 



O S 



C 



3 is 

 73 J3 



o * 



Water 106-66 



Chlorine 8-66 



Phosphoric acid 6-40 



S S J Sulphuric acid 6-80 



"' "" Organic matter 2-40 



Ammonia 1-40 



Potash and soda not 



separated 19*07 



Organic matter lO'OO 



Phosphoric acid 5-25 



Lime 6-12 



Organic matter, hu- 

 mus, &c 29-73 



Sand, &c 20-43 



Phosphoric acid 385-60 



Lime 298-53 



Magnesia 1090 



Water 8060 



100000 Loss 145 



1000-00 



Having previously described the characteristics of " Saline 

 Guano," No. 7, it is needless to recapitulate them here: it is 

 deliquescent, and 'the solution yielded crystals of oxalate and 

 sulphate of soda, and the chloride of that base. 300 grs. 

 afforded on analysis — ■ 



Saline Guano. No. 7. 



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Calculated Composition. 



-Water 77*00 



Sulphate of soda .... 191-77 



Oxalate of soda 105-63 



Phosphate of soda... 3*60 

 Phosphate of potash . 4947 

 Chlorideofpotassium 41-63 

 Chloride of sodium . 286-31 

 Muriate of ammonia 30-30 

 Organic matter with 



combined water... 25'53 

 Phosphate of lime ... 1-10 

 Phosphate of ammo- 

 nia and magnesia . 1-33 

 Animal matter and 



water 7'56 



fSand, 6lrc 4-20 



I Oxide of iron and 



I alumina 1-50 



<{ Phosphateofmagnesia 25-80 

 Phosphate of lime... 13M3 

 Humus, organic mat- 

 ter, water, &c 18.36 



1002-22 



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OJ-S 



Constituents. 



Water 77-00 



Sulphuric acid 106-54 



Oxalic acid 55-63 



Phosphoric acid 23-10 



Hydrochloric acid ... 20-76 



Chlorine 19222 



Soda 136-93 



Sodium 114-52 



Potash 28*27 



Potassium 21-91 



Ammonia 9-54 



Organic matter and 



combined water . . . 25-53 



fLime 0-60 



Magnesia 0-18 



Phosphoric acid 0-66 



Organic matter and 



water 7*90 



Ammonia 0-15 



Sand, &c 4-20 



Oxide of iron and 



alumina 1-50 



Lime 71-63 



Magnesia 9-21 



Phosphoric acid 76*09 



Organic matter, hu- 

 mus, &c 18' 36 



1002-43 



