OF ASH IN FRUIT TREES. 



317 



3. Sour Apple tree. 



Water 



Dry 



Ash 



The apple-tree wood gives a heavy compact coal amounting to 15 "90 per centum, or 

 15 "70 abstracting the ash. 



4. Small Red Cherry. Seasoned. 



Wood. 



Water 10-00 



Dry. 90-00 



Ash 0-17 



5. Peach tree. The leaves (August 7). 



LeaTu. Leavea jut formed. 



Water ..*.... 67-00 



Dry 33-10 23-93 



A«h 4-62 



Bark of the twigs (May 10) . 



Water 60-8 



Dry 39-4 



Ash - 5-66 



Healthy Peach leaves, from New- Jersey. 



Water 69-00 



Dry 31-00 



A«h 1-75 



Peach leaves diseased with the yellows. 



Water 64-00 



Dry 3600 



Ash 1-82 



Healthy Peach leaves (Malacotoon) , from New- Jersey. 



Water 63-10 



Dry - • 36-90 



Ash 3-00 



Leaves diseased with the yellows. 



Water 54-46 



Dry - - - - - . - . - 45-54 

 Ash • . 3-87 



