THE CULTIVATED STRAWBERRY. 



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The dried ash of the cranberries collected in 1877 con- 



Per cent. 



Ferric oxide . . .0.66 



Phosphoric acid . . .14.27 



Silicic acid and trace of 



sand • > • 5.22 



STEAWBEBEY. 



The variety which furnished material for the examination 

 was the Wilder, and grew upon a piece of land which two 

 years previous was in grass. 



100 parts of fresh plants, without fruit, 



lost, at 100° to 110° C . . . 72.26 parts of moisture 



100 parts of fresh ripe fruit lost, at 100° 



to 110 ° C 89.03 to 90.31 parts of moisture 



100 parts of average plants consist — 



of fruit 52 parts 



of stem, root, and leaves . . 48 parts 



100 parts of fresh plant left by calci- 

 nation 3.34 parts of ash 



100 parts of fresh fruit left by calcina- 

 tion 0.41 to 0.63 parts of ash 



One hundred parts of ash contained as follows, in fruit 

 (I.), and in plants without fruit (II.) : — 



ii. 



Potassium oxide . 



Sodium oxide 



Calcium oxide . 



Magnesium oxide 



Ferric oxide 



Phosphoric acid . 



Silicic acid soluble in soda solution 



10.62 

 13.35 

 36.63 

 3.83 

 6.91 

 14 48 

 14.17 



This is probably the first analysis of one of our native 

 cultivated varieties ; and it may be interesting to compare it 

 with that of the wild native species (Fragaria vesca, L.) by 

 Richardson. 



One hundred parts of the fruit contained .41 parts of ash. 



