Issued Scplombor 17, 1911. 



PORTO RICO AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION, 



D. W. MAY, Special Agent in Charge, 



C cqo Mayaguez, P. R. 



.G56 



'^''Py ^ - Bulletin No. 16. 



THE EFFECT OF STRONGLY CALCAREOUS SOILS 

 ON THE GROWTH AND ASH COMPOSI- 

 TION OF CERTAIN PLANTS. 



p. L. (IILE, 



Chemist, 



AND 



C. N. AGETON, 



Assistant Chemist. 



UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF 



OFFICK OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



U. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



W.A.SHTNGTON: 



OOVKRNMENT PRINTING OFFTOE. 



1914. 



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