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The grape vine grew in the forest, upon the Albany clay. The 

 vine, on being cut, there exudes from the cut ends a dense white 

 mucilage or gum, which appears upon the end like small white 

 worms escaping from the open pores. 



Ash of a Fungus, {Boletus ignarius,) growing on an Apple-tree. 

 The inside of the fungus is soft and corky, the outside is hard 

 and unyielding. The ditference in texture led to a separation of 

 the fungus into two parts. 



Outside. Inside. 



Potash, - - - 21.25 15.;J6 



Soda, - - . - 4.29 4.00 



Chlorine, - - - 1.58 O.SO 



Sodium, - - - . 1.04 0.52 



Sulphuric acid, - - 2.58 2.30 

 Phosphate of peroxide iron, ^ 



Phosphate of lime, \ 12.20 18.11 



Phosphate of magnesia, ) 



Carbonic acid, - - - 14.39 10.80 



Lime, ... - 20.31 2.13 



Magnesia, - - - 0.60 0.20 



Silica, .... 3.30 8.30 



Soluble silica, - - - 0.20 0.70 



Organic matter, - - 1 1.20 16.50 



92.94 90.45 

 The injury which fruit trees sustain by fungi and lichens grow- 

 ing upon I hem, is evident from their analyses. The nutriment is 

 all derived from the bark and wood of the tree; and besides, these 

 parasites produce and hasten the decay of the tree. 



Ash of a Lichen., (Gyrophora vellea,) groicing upon gneiss, at 

 Little-Falls. 



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