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Fertilizing Constituents of Lotus Villosus — Concluded. 



Sodium oxide, 

 Potassium oxide, 

 Pliosjjhoric acid, 

 Nitrogen, 

 Insoluble matter. 

 Valuation per ton, 



Sulla (Hedysarmn coronaria) . 



[Collected June 11, 1889 ; in full bloom. (Field D.)] 



Moisture at 100° C, 



Dry matter, 



Per Cent. 

 0.365 



2.0G4 

 0.688 

 1.930 

 0.888 

 19 13 



Per Cent. 

 8.32 



91.68 



Analysis of Dry Matter. 

 Crude ash, ...... 



" cellulose, ..... 



" fat, 



" protein (nitrogenous matter), . 

 Non-nitrogenous extract matter, . 



Fertilizing Constituents of Sulla. 



INIoisture at lOO'' C 

 Calcium oxide, 

 jVIagnesium oxide. 

 Ferric oxide, . 

 Sodium oxide, 

 Potassium oxide. 

 Phosphoric acid. 

 Nitrogen, 

 Insoluble matter. 

 Valuation per ton, 



Teosinte. 

 [Station, 1889. (Field D.)] 



C, 



Moisture at 100" 

 Dry matter, . 



Analysis of Dry Matter. 

 Crude ash , 



" cellulose, 



" fat, 



" protein (niti-ogenou^ matter), . 

 Non-nitrogenous extract matter, . 



100.00 



9.87 

 28. 9.3 



2.39 

 16.90 

 41.89 



100.00 



Per Cent. 



8.320 

 2.203 

 0.321 

 0.081 

 0.083 

 2.314 

 0.482 

 2.479 

 0.240 

 iSlO 98 



Per Cent. 

 6.06 



93.94 

 100.00 



6.95 



28.88 



1.28 



9.71 



53.18 



100.00 



