FORAGE PLANTS. 1 @ Fe) 
Oil <a His at ath if, oUlg are 
Carbohydrates ‘x Se Vall A285 
Albuminoids ..., Me eat Freel Gags 
Woody fibre... Roi ae eer TIA 4 
Ash CO, Je aif id we Bin28 
100.00 
Nitrogen ve sits = ios, 2a O9 
Woody parts of plant ... “es TO per cent: 
Edible ... oo vee a=. 29Gsper cent. 
On ash. On plant. 
Potash ae ok in B5209 4.91 
Soda ... si “0 LBS? 9.25 
Chloride of sodium ... adie tO ty fe) 9.47 
Lime ... a his ition bees bis 2.7 
Magnesia... aN see Ory C8 ie 
Ferric oxide be ibe 64 .20 
Sulphuric oxide ts geet She 99 
Phosphoric oxide... es ay 1.28 
Silica (soluble) ee Aaa: C8 35 
LOOi00,\. 21.26 
16. Atriplex semibaccata, &. Br., N.O., Chenopodiacee ; B.FI., 
We 75. 
A perennial herb, much liked by sheep. 
All the colonies except Tasmania. 
17. Atriplex spongiosa, #.v.d/., N.O., Chenopodiacez, (Syn. A. 
semibaccata, Moq., not R.Br.); B.FL., v., 179. 
A useful salt-bush for culture. 
Through a great part of Central Australia, extending to the 
west Coast. 
18. Atriplex vesicaria, Heward, N.O., Chenopodiacex ; B.FL., 
wh 2: 
A “ Salt-bush.” 
