5 The Horticulturist's Ride- Book. 



CHAPTER XX. 



ELEMENTS, SYMBOLS AND ANALYSES 170-188 



1. The Elements and their Symbols, and tlie Com- 



position of Various Substances 170 



2. Analyses 171 



(a) General Analyses of Fruits and Fruit-Plants 171 



(b) Analyses of Fruits and Garden Products 

 with Reference to their Fertilizing Con- 

 stituents 175 



(c) Analyses of Animal Excrements 179 



(d) Analyses of Various Materials which are 



Used for Fertilizers 182 



(e) Trade Values for 1889 of Fertilizing In- 



gredients in Raw Materials and Chemicals. 187 



CHAPTER XXI. 

 NAMES AND HISTORIES 189-199 



1. Vegetables which have Different Names in England 



and America 189 



2. Names of Vegetables in Different Languages 190 



3. Derivation of the Names of Various Fruits and 



Vegetables 194 



4. Periods of Cultivation and Native Countries of 



Cultivated Plants 196 



CHAPTER XXII. 

 STATISTICS 200-213 



1. Horticultural Statistics 200 



2. Statistics of the Vegetable Kingdom 208 



CHAPTER XXIII. 

 GLOSSARY 214-229 



