1891.] 



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Fertilizing Constituents of Teosinte. 



Moisture at 100° C, 

 Calcium oxide, 

 j\Iagnesium oxide, 

 Ferric oxide, . 

 Sodium oxide, 

 Potassium oxide, . 

 Phosphoric acid, . 

 Nitrogen, 

 Insoluble matter, . 

 Valuation per ton, 



Ter Cent. 



6.060 

 1.597 

 0.458 

 0.021 

 0.109 

 3.696 

 0.546 

 1.460 

 0.315 

 $8 76 



Jajyanese Buckwheat. 

 [Collected June 28, 1889 ; little past blooming. (Fiel.l D.)] 



Moisture at 100° C, 

 Dry matter, . 



Analiisis of Dry Matter, 

 Crude ash, ..... 



" cellulose, .... 



" fat, 



" jjrotein (nitrogenous matter) 

 Non-nitrogenous extract matter, . 



Fertilizing Constituents of Japanese Buckwheat. 



Moisture at 100° C, 

 Calcium oxide, 

 Magnesium oxide, 

 Ferric oxide, . 

 Sodium oxide. 

 Potassium oxide, . 

 Phosphoric acid, . 

 Nitrogen, 

 Insoluble matter, . 

 Valuation per ton. 



Tor Cent. 



5.72 

 94.28 



100.00 



Per Cent. 



5.720 

 3.418 

 0.421 

 0.148 

 0.349 

 3.320 

 0.850 

 1.629 

 0.378 

 $9 38 



Small Pea (Latliyrus sativus). 



[Collected Sept. 3, 1889. (Field D.)] 



INIoisture at 100° C, 

 Pi'y matter, . . 



Ver Cent. 



5.80 

 94.20 



100.00 



