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The Horticulturisf s Rule- Book. 



The Composition of Various Substances. 



Acetic acid . . . . C2H4O2 



Ammonia NH3 



Aniline NHaCCeHg) 



Arsenious oxide . . AS4O6 

 Carbonic oxide . . CO 

 Carbonic dioxide . CO 2 

 Chloroform .... CHCI3 

 Ferric oxide . . . Fe2 03 

 Ferrous oxide . . FeO 

 Hydrochloric acid .HCl 

 Mercuric oxide . . HgO 



Nitric acid . . 

 Nitric oxide . . 

 Nitrous oxide . 

 Nitric peroxide 



HNO3 

 NO 

 N2O 

 NO 2 



Sulphuretted 



hydrogen . . . . H2S 

 Sulphurous oxide .SO2 

 Sulphuric oxide . . SO 3 

 Sulphuric acid . . H2SO4 

 Water H2O 



2. Analyses. 



Compiled from many reliable sources, largely from the labors 

 of Drs. Goessmanu and S. W. Johnson. 



(a.) General Analyses of Fruits and Fruit-Plants. 



1. Various Fruits. (Fresenius.) 



Apples 



Apricots 



Austrian Grapes . . . . 

 Cul tivated Strawberries 

 Cultivated Raspberries 

 Green Grapes . . . . . 

 Heart-Cherries .... 



Mulberries 



Peaches 



Pears 



Red Currants 



Red Gooseberries . . . 

 Wild Raspberries . . . 

 Wild Strawberries . . 



G.83 

 1.531 



13.78 

 7.575 

 4.708 

 2.96 



13.11 

 9.193 

 1.580 

 7.00 

 4.78 

 8.063 

 3.599 

 3.247 



.85 



.766 



1.020 



1.133 



1.356 



.96 



.351 



1.86 



.612 



.074 



2.31 



1.358 



1.980 



1.6.50 



2 ^ 



<5 



.45 



.389 



.832 



.359 



.544 



.477 



.903 



.394 



.463 



.26 



.45 



.441 



.546 



.619 



82.04 



82.115 



79.997 



87.474 



86.557 



80.841 



75.37 



84.707 



84.99 



83.95 



85.84 



85.565 



83.86 



87.271 



