XXXVili ANALYSIS OF SOILS. 
tato are quite different from those derived from the tops; while other diversities again exist between the com- 
position of the balls and that of the stems. 
Dr. Vogel selected for his experiments the ashes of the Pyrus spectabilis and of the Sambucus nigra. 
In the trunks of the first of these plants he found, 
‘Alkaline! carbonatest.2=--6 9 SJL Me Sl 2. See 8 ee 4.6 
Carbonate of limes. 2282s s2sscas as ese oe See pss 22D 
Carbonate sof smarnesia, cess 222 -  e oS eS eee ec ee a eee ee 
Phosphate of limeyand! magnesia, — =~ pee ee OO 
100-5 
In the leaves were found, 
Alkaline carbonates, with traces of chloride of sodium, sulphate of potassa, 
and alkaline phosphates\===$4=" ==c2 5522222 oes eee ae en ene 6.8 
Carbonateofplime ==25=3 5 >See naan aa ane ee eee (2s 
@arbonate‘of magnesia:: =~ 2= <Sa"-kanesoSess222 52225522225 2aeee sae 9.76 
‘Phosphateiot limeiandmapnesiawe- —.-- --cea=e soso oe ee aoe eo 
99.90 
In the fruit, 
‘Alkaline Mearbonates,.-.<..<2a2 Saat ee eee Oe dees ee eee 1.9 
Alkaline saitosphates,= = 28> sae ee ee ee mean eee eres 14.1 
Carbonatevoh limes 24 24202 eR ae Re ee ee tae SIS 37.00 
Carbonate oftmagnesia,.-¢ Si- S288 oe os sehi se oe ssa SSF we Soc cnals 5Lb2 
Phosphateiaialimesand magnesite ae a eee 18.60 
STC eee ee ae eae 3.70 
97.92 
On comparing these results, it appears that the soluble salts are nearly eight times greater in the fruit than 
in the stem. The phosphates augment also in the fruit, while the carbonates fall off from 86 to 45. 
In the Sambucus nigra, the quantity of phosphoric acid in the trunk, amounted to 10.5 p. c., whilst in the 
leaves, 13.6, and in the fruit to 20.3, p. ¢. 
REPORT ON THE SOILS, 
FROM THE ST. JOHN’S COLLETON AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, EDISTO ISLAND. 
The following is a catalogue of the soils submitted for my examination. 
Virgin Wet Mud. 
Deposit Wet Mud, or that taken from a spot from which mud was taken two years ago. 
Close sandy soil from high land. 
Dark gray sou from land rather flat for cotton. 
Very light sandy soil—very high land: 
Dark gray soil from land rather low. 
Close yellow sandy soil—high land. 
Close yellow soil from the most productive parts of my tract—high land. 
Mud that has been exposed to the action of the sun for nearly two months. 
Mud taken from the cotton field in which it was buried last year. 
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