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that produced by wild plants transplanted. It is, therefore, 

 found to be more profitable to transplant, except in one or two 

 sections of the State, where the interest in transplanting has 

 been so great, that ten dollars a square rod is not an uncom- 

 mon price for plants, where the ground is thickly covered. 

 When it is desired to propagate by slips or cuttings, the usual 

 practice is to gather a large quantity of vines and run them 

 through a common hay-cutter, till they are reduced to the 

 length desired, an inch or so, when they may be sown broad- 



Determination the Carbonic Acid. 

 .4930 grms. of ash gave .0656 grms. of carbonic acid. 



Determination of the Phosphoric Acid. 

 I. .4791 grms. of ash gave .0590 grms. of phosphoric acid. 

 II. 1.0433 " " " .1257 " «' " 



Deducting the charcoal, sand and carbonic acid, the ash was found to be com- 

 posed of 



Potassa, 50.7956 



Soda, .7507 



Chloride of Sodium 2.5619 



Lime 12.1443 



Magnesia, 8.2370 



Sesquioxide of Iron, 1.2433 



Sesquioxide of Manganese, ........ trace. 



Sulphuric Acid, 4.2845 



Silicic Acid 6.7257 



Phosphoric Acid, 14.2354 



100.0000 



