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Red Clover. 



A. 



B. 



C. 



Carbonic ncid, 



Sulphuric acid. 



Phosphoric acid, 



Chlorine, & 



Lime, 



Magnesia, 



Potush, 



Soda, - 



Silica, 



Oxide of iron, &c.. 



Chloride ol 



Dried ash, 



According to Sprengel, 100,000 parts of White clover in a fresh state 

 contain 1735 parts of inorganic matter. 



414. The following isja late comparative analysis of White 

 clover (A,) Trefoil (B,) Red clover (a,) (C,) and Tares (D,) all 

 grown on the same land in a natural condition, on the farm of 

 the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, England. (Dr. 

 VoelcJcer.) 



By &quot; Tre/oir^he context kads us to suppose that Hop clover (T. procumbeua, ) (g) 

 is meant, but as the writer neglects to give the botanical name we cannot be sure. 



415. The following tables, show the difference of the water 

 and inorganic constituents of Red and White Clover hay, on dif 

 ferent soils. ( Way.) 



