CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF SOILS AND FIGS. 287 
senting the averages for potash, show that both sets of soils are about equally well 
supplied with this element of plant food. 
Below is a tabular view of the averages just discussed: 
Average percentages of the important ingredients in soils of arid and humid 
regions. 
Arid. Humid. 
: | | United States 
Soil ingredients. California | Asia Minor | eastof Rocky 
(average of (average of Mountains 
198 soils). 3 soils). (average of 
466 soils). 
0. 644 0.690 0.216 
1.078 2. 600 - 108 
083 320 113 
1.040 2.390 
470 
The above little table conveys a forcible illustration of an arid region showing 
far greater amounts of potash and lime in its soils than does a humid one. 
Chemical analysis of the ashes of a Smyrna fig (Eleme)—after Wohltman. 
Per cent. 
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Analytical table of figs from various localities. 
[The second numerals are from samples absolutely dry. ] 
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Water ....... 17.31 17.90; 20.30) 23.00) 19.76) 20.49) 19.12) 20.04; 18.40) 23.30) 18. 18.60 
ae {58.00 60.98) 60.02) 61.00) 59.30) 57.04 59.85) 58.86) 61.18) 57.02) 62. 56. 60 
aaa [eee 53 i. o 730 ies 78,93 72.61| 74.00) 73.61) 74.07) 74.34) 76. 69.53 
\f 5.70) 5.45] °5. 85] 4.03) 5.00) 5.04; 4.30) 5.18) 4.05] 4.$ 5.30 
Albumen -.--}) 7'13| 6.63| 6.28 5.00| 5.02} 6.28| 6.22) 5.371 6.34 5.23) 6. 6.51 
Starch....... SiON 2a gaecke SHEE) Peete A Sees Cees) peed Panel eee mene Heal Cor ell a. = 
Pectose and /f 5.90, 6.19) 6.30; 6.00} 7.02! 7.03) 6.41) 5.92] 6.91 5.00! 6.: 5.90 
pectin -....|\ 7.37| 7.67] 7.94| 7.65] 8.77| 8.04) 8.03] 7.18] 8.49| 6.53) 7. 7.26 
Fat \f 0.98} 1.85) 0.97) 0.94) 0.99) 1.39) 0.89] 1.98] 2.14) 2.06) 0.9: 2.30 
as } 1.23) 2.25) 1.21) 1.22) 1.23) 1.74 1.10) 2.47] 2.62] 2.68] 1.1: 2.82 
Biber \f 6.94) 4.90) 4.70) 3.40) 5.90} 5.92) 6.18) 6.20] 4.04, 5.92] 4.0: 7.40 
ie ir \\ 8.68) 5.96) 5.89) 4.42) 7.35) 7.40) 7.65) 7.87] 4.95) 7.721 4.95 9.09 
fens 2.45) 2.81) 2.70/ 1.91) 3.00) 3.13] 2.51) 2.70] 2.15) 2.65) 2. 3.90 
Song aoe 3.06) 3.42) 3.38) 2.48 3.73) 3.93! 3.00) 3.50) 2.63) 3.45) 3. 4.79 
= so ----|190. 00/100. 00 100. 00 100. 00) 100. 00100. 00 100. 00 100. 00/100. 00 100. 00/100. 00 100. 00100. 00100. 00 
e lum | 
weight -.._) 20.03) 21.5 | 11.5 | 10 | 9.60 10.5 10.5 11 s | 10 | 8.4] 9 7.60 
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