HORTICULTURE. 



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the results being tabulated. The physical analyses and ash and nitro- 

 gen content of the different parts of the fresh nuts were as follows: 



Analyses of California nuts. 



Walnuts: 



Califoruia Soft- 

 shell 



Do 



Do 



Bi.jou 



Ualitbrnia Native 



Black 



Aliuouds : 



IX L 



Kiug Softshell . . . 



Noupareil 



Ne Plus Ultra 



Mario Dupreys. . . 



IXL 



Drake Seedling . . . 



IXL 



Papershell 



Languedoc 



Chestnuts: 



Italian 



Do 



Physical analysis. 



Total 

 weight, 



ms. 

 33.30 

 33.30 

 25. 00 

 80.00 



50. 00 



5.20 

 9.10 

 9.10 

 10.00 

 11.10 

 12.50 

 16.60 

 20. 00 

 20.00 

 25.00 



50.00 

 33.33 



Aver- 

 age 

 weight 



of 

 nuts. 



Gins. 

 13.30 

 15.80 

 13.30 

 31.00 



14.10 



2.60 

 2.30 

 2.70 

 3.00 

 5.00 

 3.70 

 5.00 

 7.00 

 3.00 

 4.50 



28.50 

 21.67 



Aver- 

 age 

 weight 

 of ker- 

 nels. 



0ms. 

 6.00 

 6.65 

 5.10 

 8.34 



3.75 



1.30 

 1.36 

 1.4G 

 1.88 

 2.22 

 2.09 

 1.65 

 2.60 

 2.10 

 2.49 



24.08 

 18.34 



Ash and nitrogen content. 



Hulled nuts. Kernels 



Pr. ct. 



0.78 

 .64 

 .83 

 .68 



.57 



2.08 

 1.15 

 1.55 

 2.21 

 1.05 

 2.13 

 1 02 

 1.27 

 1.26 

 1.27 



.83 

 .80 



Nitro- 

 gen. 



Per ct. 



1.00 



1.00 



1.08 



.84 



.98 



1.70 

 1.49 

 2.13 

 2.34 

 1.11 

 2.27 

 .96 

 .78 

 1.72 

 1.41 



1.02 

 .59 



Ash. 



Pr. ct. 

 1.16 

 1.05 

 1.18 

 1.36 



1.36 



2.00 

 1.48 

 1.55 

 2.16 

 1.27 

 2.07 

 1.49 

 1.20 

 1.62 

 1.45 



.75 

 .83 



Nitro. 

 gen. 



Per ct. 

 1.82 

 2.09 

 2.45 

 2.40 



3.16 



3.05 

 2.28 

 2.98 

 3.42 

 2.13 

 3.62 

 2.41 

 1.87 

 2.42 

 2.43 



1.00 

 .65 



Shells. 



Ash. 



Pr. ct. 



0.61 



.35 



.62 



.41 



.30 



2. 24 



!73 

 1.83 

 2.30 



.85 

 2.21 



.80 

 1.31 



.44 

 1.30 



.99 

 .63 



Nitro- 

 gen. 



Per ct. 



0.32 



.21 



.23 



.20 



.20 



.37 

 .31 

 .37 

 .51 

 .30 

 .52 

 .23 

 .16 

 .10 

 .14 



.76 

 .26 



Hulls. 



Ash. 



Pr. ct. 

 1.15 

 1.83 

 2.21 

 1.06 



.51 



3.72 

 1.11 

 2.06 

 2.66 

 1.39 

 2.41 

 1.32 

 1.06 

 1.17 

 1.17 



1.22 

 1.09 



Nitro- 

 gen. 



Per ct. 



0.11 



.28 



.17 



.15 



.12 



.55 

 .11 

 .31 

 .64 

 .25 

 .38 

 .12 

 .13 

 .16 

 .20 



.50 

 .22 



Ash analyses are given for the various parts of the fruit of California- 

 grown walnuts, almouds, and chestnuts, and for comparison European 

 asli analyses are included. 



Amount and comjwsition of tlic ash of California walnuts, almonds, and cJwstnuts. 



Nut (hulled) and 



parts of entire 



fruit. 



Walnut: 



Nut (hulled) 



Kernel 



Shell 



Hull 



European wal- 

 nut (meal) 



Almond : 



Nut (hulled) ... 



Kernel 



Shell 



Hull 



European al- 

 mond (nut). .. 

 Clu'Htnut: 



Nut (hulled) 



Kernel 



Shell 



Hull 



Eiiropeanchest- 

 nut — 



Nut 



Kernel 



Shell 



Pure 

 ash in 

 fresh 

 sub- 

 stance. 



Per ct. Per ct. 

 0. 750 19. 96 



Composition of the pure ash. 



Potas 

 siuni 

 oxid. 



Sodi- 

 um 

 oxid. 



1.130 



.520 



1.730 



5.350 



1.500 

 1.620 

 1.44U 

 1.830 



4. 900 



.826 



. 790 



.810 



1.160 



1. 980 

 2.380 

 1.680 



12. 69 

 28. 28 

 77.80 



33. 08 



Per ct. 



0.83 



.96 



.82 

 .27 



36.63 2.29 



10.96 1.85 



64. 76 I 2. 81 



64.86 .74 



27.95 



45.07 

 48.67 

 29.02 

 32.23 



.23 



1.70 



1.20 



3.92 



.99 



39.36 21.73 



50.69 I 7.12 



2.53 I 14.21 



Cal- 

 cium 

 oxid. 



Per ct. 



23.83 

 5.57 



44.88 

 7.79 



6.70 



11.49 

 14.53 

 9.12 

 4.10 



8.81 



3.82 

 4.63 

 27. 52 

 17.83 



7.84 

 3.87 

 19.74 



Mag- 

 ne- 

 sium 

 oxid. 



Per- 

 oxid 



»*■ j.'°" game 

 and = . - 



alu- 

 mina 



Man- 

 ganic 

 oxid. 



Per ct. Per ct. Per ct. 



11.40 I 2.49 0.64 



3.23 



1.78 



.62 



16.60 

 5.29 

 1.80 



12.15 



12.23 

 18.31 

 5.54 

 5.28 



17.66 



9.24 

 8.05 

 14.51 

 10.15 



7.84 

 7.47 

 24.07 



.35 

 .96 

 .12 



.30 



1.99 



.78 



3.40 



4.26 



.55 



.43 



.41 



.47 



3.93 



1.03 

 .14 

 .87 



Phos- 

 l)horic 

 acid. 



Per ct. 

 37. 17 

 57.83 

 13. 14 

 2.46 



43.74 



28. 90 

 48.13 

 7.76 

 5.62 



43.63 



23. 10 

 23. 55 

 21.10 

 9.61 



Sul 



phuric; Silica, 

 acid 



Per ct. 

 2.17 

 1.31 

 3.23 

 2.66 



1.23 



4.12 

 4.64 

 3.55 

 1.?.2 



.37 



10. 84 

 12. 81 

 2.08 

 5.05 



8.25 3. 

 18. 12 ,. 3. 85 

 9.89 3.39 



Chlo- 

 rin. 



Per ct. 



0.94 



.75 



1.17 



1.28 



1.61 



1.32 



.24 



2.48 



12.51 



.18 



.42 



18. 69 



2.32 

 l.iJ4 

 3.51 



Per ct. 



0.57 

 .70 

 .41 



6.57 



.22 



2.93 



.52 



4. 54 



