270 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



5. Analyses^ etc. — Continued. 



" Vegetable Ivory." 

 [Sent on hy Moses Field, Longmeadow, Mass.] 



Moisture at 100° C, 

 Organic and volatile matter 

 Ash, 



Calcium oxide, 

 Magnesium oxide. 

 Ferric oxide, . 

 Sodium oxide. 

 Potassium oxide, . 

 Phosphoric acid, . 

 Nitrogen, 

 Silicic acid, . 

 Insoluble matter, . 



Per Cent. 



8.U0 

 93.580 

 6.420 

 4.842 

 0.430 

 0.043 

 0.125 

 0.461 

 0.237 

 0.500 

 0.033 

 0.196 



Concentrated Flower Food. 



[Sent on from Springfield, Mass.] 



Moisture at 100° C, 



Ash, 



Phosphoric acid, 



Lime, 



Sulphuric acid, 



Potassivuii oxide, 



Sodium oxide, 



Nitrogen in organic matter, 



Nitrogen in nitrates. 



Insoluble matter, . 



Per Cent. 



11.20 



42.89 

 5.30 

 6.18 



15.73 

 4.72 



17.45 

 2.31 

 4.66 

 0.25 



f' Flora Vita.'' 

 [Sent on from Amherst, Mass.] 



Moisture at 100° C , . 

 Solids, .... 

 Ferric and aluniinic oxides. 

 Calcium oxide, 

 Magnesium oxide. 

 Potassium oxide, . 

 Sodium oxide, 

 Phosphoric acid, . 

 Sulphuric acid, 

 Chloriae, 

 Niti'ogen, 



Per Cent. 



85.30 

 14.70 

 0.65 

 0.72 

 0.17 

 4.16 

 2.48 

 2.80 

 0.84 

 0.06 

 2.61 



