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stale the price per ton asked at the nearest depot for gen- 

 eral distribution. 



The large percentage of lime, from 30 to 40 per cent., 

 found in genuine wood ashes, imparts a special agricultural 

 value to them as a fertilizer, aside from the amount of 

 potash and phosphoric aeid they contain. Wherever an 

 application of lime is desired, wood ashes deserve favor- 

 able consideration, on account of the superior mechanical 

 condition of the lime they furnish. 



3. Notes on Fertilizers suitable for raising Plants 

 in Pots and Greenhouses. 



The interest in raising plants in pots and under glass 

 in greenhouses, by the aid of commercial fertilizers, is 

 gradually increasing, judging from numerous applications 

 for information. 



The following analyses represent two samples of fertil- 

 izers recommended for that purpose ; they were sent on 

 for a general analysis by parties interested in the matter: — 



1. Plant Food in Pellet Form, sent <>n from Neivtonville, Mass. 



Per Cent. 



Moisture, 3.39 



41.15 



58.85 



82.40 



17.60 



16.59 



14.58 



1.67 



.34 



7.96 



7.63 



6.19 



4.04 



5.30 



6.05 



17.17 



7.65 



7.06 



.50 



.09 



14.33 



Organic and volatile matter, . 

 Ash constituents, .... 

 Water soluble material, . 

 Insoluble residue (in water), . 

 Total phosphoric acid, 

 Soluble phosphoric aeid, . 

 Reverted phosphoric acid, 

 Insoluble phosphoric acid, 

 Potassium oxide, total, 

 Potassium oxide, water soluble, 



Sodium oxide, 



Calcium oxide, 



Magnesium oxide, .... 



Chlorine, 



Sulphuric acid (SO s ), 



Total nitrogen, 



Nitrogen as ammoniates, . 



Nitrogen as nitrates, 



Nitrogen as organic matter. 



Insoluble matter in dilute hydrochloric acid (clay), 



Water solution strongly acid. 



