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Analyses, continued. 



3. strawberries. Average of 20 Varieties. (Stone.) 



Water 90.52 



Solids 9.4S 



Free acid 1.37 



Glucose 4.78 



Glucose after inversion 5.46 



Difference calculated as cane-sugar 0.58 



COMPOSITION OF DRY MATTER. 



Ash 6.53 



Crude fiber 16.35 



Ether extract 6.75 



Crude protein 10.51 



Non-nitrogenous extract 60 79 



4. Raspberries. (Weber.) 



Reliance. Gre^g. 

 Sugar 1.78 2.82 



Acid 0.92 0.64 



Seed 3.5 5.612 



Pectose, protein, combined acids, etc . . . 3.92 5.91 



Ash 0.43 0.42 



Fiber 0.32 0.48 



Water. . : 89.13 84.12 



5. Peach, Branches. (Kedzie.) 



Diseased by 

 Ash constituents. Healthy, yellows. 



Silica, Si02 1.21 1.40 



Oxideof iron, Fe2 03 0.92 0.84 



Lime, CaO 43.67 45.02 



Magnesia, MgO 2.53 2.40 



Potash, K2O 7.07 4.93 



Soda, NaaO 1.88 2.33 



Phosphoric acid, P 2 O5 7.20 6.03 



Sulphuric oxide, SO3 0.54 0.83 



Carbon dioxide, CO 2 34.71 35.85 



Chlorine 0.07 0.11 



Moisture and loss 0.30 0.26 



Total , 100.00 100.00 



