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rior grasses flourished here in an extraordinary degree : it there- 

 fore offers data whereby to judge of the comparative value of soils 

 for grasses. 



X. Vegetable Mould. 



400 grains, freed from moisture, gave of 



Fine sand - - - - 231 grains. 



Undecompounded vegetable fibre - 13 



Decomposing vegetable fibre - - 57 



Silica - - - - - 50 



Alumina - - _ _ - 18 



Soluble matter, principally vegetable extract 4 



Oxide of iron - - - - 2 



Loss - - 25 



400 



XI. Active Peat, or Fertile Feat Moss. 

 400 grainSj freed from moisture, gave of 



Fine siliceous sand - _ _ 155' grains. 



Undecompounded vegetable fibre - 2 



Decomposing vegetable matter - - 110 



Muriate of lime - - - 4 



Silica 102 



Alumina - - - - 16 



Oxide of iron _ _ - _ 4 



Soluble vegetable and saline matter - 4 



Loss - - 2 



400 



XII. Ine7t Feat, or Barren Feat Moss. 

 400 grains, freed from moisture, consisted of 



Fine pure siliceous sand - - - 29 grains. 



Inert vegetable matter - - _ 289 



Alumina - - - - - 14 



Oxide of iron - - - - 30 

 Soluble vegetable matter, containing also 



sulphate of potash - - - 11 



and, sulphate of lime, or gypsum - 12 



Loss - - 15 



400 



