AGRICULTURE WITH CHEMISTRY. 73 



MURIAT OF LIME. 



This salt is found in a small proportion, in sea water. 

 It is very soluble, and when mixed with dung, its efFefts 

 in promoting vegetation will probably be found similar 

 to those of the next article, the muriat of magnesia. It 

 is decomposed by fixed alkalis, forming therewith muriat 

 of potash, or digestive salt of silvius, and muriat of 

 soda, or sea-salt. 



MURIAT OF MAGNESIA 



Is found in great abundance in sea water, con- 

 stituting upwards of one fourth of the saline matter it 

 contains. It may be procured in great quantities from 

 the bitter refuse liquor which at present runs to waste 

 at the salt works. 



It is a salt very ddi(iuescent, and of difficult chrystalli- 

 zation ; its acid is capable, in a great measure, of being 



K expelled 



