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Analyses, continued. 



3. Strawberries, Average of 20 Varieties. (Stone.) 



Water ................................. 90. 52 



Solids ................................. g. 48 



Free acH .............................. i . 37 



Glucose ................................ 4 78 



Glucose after inversion .................. 5. 46 



Difference calculated as cane sugar ....... 0.58 



COMPOSITION OF DRY MATTER. 



Ash ................................... 6.53 



Crude fiber ............................. 16. 35 



Ether extract ........................... 6. 75 



Crude protein .......................... 10. 51 



Non-nitrogenous extract ................. 60.79 



4. Raspberries. 



Reliance. Gregg. 



Sugar ............................ 1.78 2.82 



Acid .............................. 92 .64 



Seed ............................ 3.5 5.612 



Pectose, protein, combined acids, etc. 3.92 5.91 



Ash .............................. 43 .42 



Fiber ............................ 32 .48 



Water ........................... 89.13 84.12 



5. Peach, Branches. (Kedzie.} Diseasedby 



Ash constituents. Healthy. yellows. 



Silica, SiO 2 ..................... 1.21 1.40 



Oxide of iron, Fe 2 O 3 ........... 0.92 0.84 



Lime, CaO ..................... 43-67 45-O2 



Magnesia, MgO ................. 2.53 2.40 



Potash, K 2 O .................... 7.07 4.93 



Soda, Na 2 O ................... 1.88 2.33 



Phosphoric acid, P 2 O 5 ........... 7.20 6.03 



Sulphuric acid, SO 3 ............. 0.54 0.83 



Carbon dioxide, CO 2 ............ 34.7* 35- 8 5 



Chlorine ....................... o. 07 o. 1 1 



Moisture and loss ................ .30 0.26 



Total.. 100.00 100.00 



