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9. — Rice Soil, from Matanzas on the Main. 



Silica, with fine sand, as above, 60 .50 



Alumina, partly combined with humic acid, 8. 15 



Peroxide of iron (combined with humus,) with decided 



traces of phosphate of lime, 3 . 00 



Carbonate of lime, with traces of magnesia, 0.85 



Water of absorption, 9.00 ( q 



Humus, 18.50^ ^^-^^ 



Chlorides of calcium and of sodium, ? , i -, ^^ 



c 1 1 , 1 1 > and loss, 1 . 00 



Sulphates nearly as above, ^ ' 



101.00 

 10. — Rice Soil from, Dr. Parker. 



Silica, with fine sand, as above, 41 .25 



Alumina, (combined with humus,) 9 .25 



Peroxide of iron, (combined with humus,) 3 ..30 



Phosphate of lime, . .55 



Carbonate of lime, . 85 



( 'arbonate of ma2;nesia, 0.45 



Water of absorption, 9.50^ d.Q nn 



llumus, (with odor of ammonia,) 33.50^ 4d.OO 



Chloride of calcium, abundant, ) 



( 'hloride of sodium, | 



Sulphate of lime, \ and loss, 1 .35 



Sulphate of magnesia, 



Sulphate of potassa, 



100.00 

 Additional particulars, ivit/i some consequences from theforegoijia-, 

 \\.\ 100 parts by weight of rough rice (from which the remains 

 of stems and glume-leaflets had been separated,) gave 

 82.10 parts of grain, and 

 17.90 " husk. 



100.00 



[2. 1 100 parts of unhusked grain, gave 



95.238 parts of non-cotyledonous grain, and 

 4.762 " cotyledons, or eyes. 



100.00 



1 3. 1 100 parts of non-cotyledonous unhusked grain, gave 



94 .3 of grain without husk, cotyledon or epidermis, 

 5.7 of epidermis, or inner coat. 



100.00 



