ANALYSES OF THE POTATO. 



• 2. Potato vine — Early Shaw. 



Cut Augutt 0, when it had just passe<l its flowering. 



AlfALTBK. 



Silica 3-500 



Phosphates 9-260 



Lime 17-797 



Magnesia ....... 7-080 



Potash 24-074 



Soda ........ none. 



Chloride of potassium ..... 9-444 



Chloride of sodium • 0-032 



Sulphuric acid 13 748 



Carbonic acid -.-..•- none. 



Organic motter 1 • 150 



FROPORTIOKS. 



Per centage of water ..... 90-54 



Dry matter 9-46 



Ash 1-48 



Calculated dry 15-52 S. 



3. Analysis of the leaves of the Mountain June potato. 

 Cut *t the same time, anil taken from the same stalks. Slight effervescence of the ash. 



Silica 35-775 



Phosphates 21-275 



Lime - 11-805 



Magnesia 1-970 



Potash 17-896 



Soda 1-319 



Chloride of potassium ..... none. 



Chloride of sodium ...... 5-693 



Sulphuric acid 3-377 



Carbonic acid traces. 



Organic matter 1 - 726 



PROPORTIONS. 



Water 80-360 



Dry matter 19640 



Ash 3-900 



Ash calculated dry 19-862 



aitai.t8is of the phosphates. 



Phosphates 21-275 



Lime 7600 



llagnesia trace. 



Silica 1-660 



Phosphate of peroxide of iron - - - 7-076 



Phosphoric acid 6-049 S. 



