29—1846.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE, 475 
URAL ISTRY: an ELEMENTARY INTRO- 
DUCTION TO THE STUDY OF THE SCIENCE IN ITS RELATION 
TO AGRICULTURE. 
Bx EDWARD SOLLY, F.R.S., F.L.S., F.G.S., 
HON. MEMB. ROY. AGR. 80C. ENG., 
Professor of Chemistry to the Horticultural Society of London, 
Lecturer on Chemistry in the Hon. E. I. Co.'s Military 
Seminary at Addiscombe, &c. &c. 
SECOND EDITION, REVISED AND D ENLARGED, 
PREFAOE TO THE SECOND EDITION. 
In Rund a Second Edition of this little book, the op- 
portunity has been ius of correcting several error$ which 
the First Edition contained. The whole has been Gam re- 
vised, and such additions have throughout been made, as the 
advanced state of knowledge r rendered necessary. In parti- 
cular, the Tables of Analyses have been greatly extended, by 
the addition of the latest and most complete Analyses of almost 
all those plants which are cultivated as crops, as well as of the 
principal substances employed as manure.—April 20, 1846, 
E 
ACETATE of lead Bones of horses Composition of or- 
Acetates Bones of oxen ganic matter 
Acetic acid Bones of pigs ro of 
cid, acetic p 
Acid, benzoic Bones and sulphuric bt eatin of soils 
Acid, carbonic acid Gprüpositian 
Acid, citric ran 
Acid, humic rass oe ids 3, binary 
Acid, lactic read Compounds, definite 
Acid, malic ricks Compounds, saline 
Acid, muriatic i e Compounds, ternary 
Acid, nitric ritish gum and quaternary 
Acid, oxalic Bromide of magne-|Compounds,  tLeir 
Acid, phosphoric sium composition 
Acid, Pir oNgusons romides Contagion 
Acid, silicic romine |Goptagions matters 
Aci d, sulphuric Juckwheat opper 
Acid, straw |Copper, oxide 
Aci g uric urning Copper, pyrites 
Acid: urning lime Copper, sulphate 
Aci E organic Burning of plants | Copperas 
Acids; test for Burnt clay Corn 
T 
Action E plants on| RS Corrosive sublimate 
Cr 
Cream of tartar 
Crops HE of 
N princi iples Gabi ago, red 
Ad P teration of gu-|Cale 
Cal Tei ium. Cubic 
Afünity, chemical  |Calcium, chloride Cultivated brun 
S amp in mines|Calomel Derartu of plants 
iu 
andle, burning of |Deca; 
Air STS car-|Cane, sugar 
oe ‘bon 
Cont water |Carbon in plants Decay, like burning 
Air, inflammable . |Carbonate of ammo-|Decay of humus 
Air. necesgary to life) nia Decay, results of 
Air, it; i teofiron  |Decay, under water 
a CUR compres-| arb ola oflead |Decomposition 
Sion 
arbonate of lime  |Decomposition of 
Alabaster Carbonate of mag.| ki 
Albumen esia Deliquescence 
Ale contains car-|Carbonate of potash|Dew 
bonic Em Carbonate of soda |Dextrine 
Alkali, for Carbonates decom- mom 
Alkali, volue ogoi by 
stas 
BER Di: lacu Dupin à 
Alkoies vegetable |Carbonic acid neces-|Distillatio: 
ary to plants Ditch ser: due 
a Carbonic oxide Double salts 
Carburetted hydro-|Dough 
gen Drainin; 
Aaina phosphate |Carcases MEERA water 
SENIA silicate of |Carrot Dun, 
in soil, use|Caseine Dung, cow 
ARE Caseine, vegetable |Dung, farm-yard ' 
uminum r oil » horse 
Aluminum, oxide [Castor oil seed Dung, pig 
ia 'ausiic potash Dung, sheep 
Ammonia absorbed|Cellars, foul airin |Dung, rabbit 
by charcoal, &c. |Chalk Dutch rushes 
Am AE d carbon- bed chemical |Dying. 
Er 
"coal A 
Ammonia, fixing of Ghafcoal absorbs de m M 
Ammonia, muriate | ammonia 
Ammonia, phos- NU Ear meh 
phate ees EDS een n the 
Ammonia, sulphate (rum salts 
Ammonia, urate of |Che: erry-tree gum REID eobstencbad in 
Amm lants 
Aat oniacal liquor |Chloride of caleium. 
aly, ne of gold ecreonsenee 
Animar heat ge of magne- Bee, W 
d ag Pain riiiuenes 
al principles, ciitoride of potas-| plani di 
SS sium menn 
Animale bonos oonde of silver Embryo 
sodium Epsom salts 
Chloride ofa zinc Equivalent 
Advafortis Chlorides Kisten 
dam Chlorine of sea 
luchoke, Jerusa- burning. fowl 
alm ns ‘Exhaustion of soils 
Ashe Toot chy i Expansion 
Ashes cmm Circulation of the Paz d of fire- 
ddhes, lixiviated Cider, carbonic acid ALO WING 
Baho of plants in arm-yard dung 
Aspo Of Sea-weed Cinnabar, at 
A158 of wood Citric acid at of animals 
nis i ay 'eathers 
ai Taction Clay, burnt ermentation 
B ote, Clay iron ore ermentation, putrid 
Banta Climate Fermentation pro- 
mBUey Climate, influenced| duces ^ carbonic 
BUY straw by hea: acid 
Bat. Clover Fertility 
Bay a ub of albu- Fibre, woody 
t Fib rin 
e; 
Bins oM Coal ashes ibrin, vegetable 
Bean? ey oal-gas ashes 
Beech a” Coat tar, naphtha 
Beech ashes -nut oil ire-dam: 
meth nuts Cohesi: ish, refuse 
s Coke ixed oil 
e (OCR (EEG ammonia 
Binar, Co! ours, changing of Flax 
olouring matters Flint 
iDhosphate of lune Colours, Vegetable Flour 
Bitte fate of potash |Colz: 
wers 
3 ombithtian RR 
leaching by ehlo.| Combination, arene the their effect 
E changes produced|Fl 
aching Med p ges p luorides 
'uorine 
o0. T REST number |Food of animals 
Blubbo, Combus Food of plants 
Bones r Combustion, results| Formation of seed 
o » ormation i 
Bones Coiled ee salt Foul hale: pe 
mes of meee Composition of ani-|Freezing, effects of 
shes mal matter Freezing of water 
RURAL Curmistry—InpEx—continued. 
Sees 
na 
Spper-phps Ovido of ti 
xides, vb 
Lime, die useful Nes ygen. 
Lime, Qua not to|PAPER bleached by 
be ui chlorine 
Li mesy p of ring 
L arsnip 
Li uidi manure aste 
Liquid ‘lash 
Litharge eas 
Liver 'ea-stra 
Loss of manure eat ashes 
er-oxides 
Tangs | of animals, er-salts 
e 
Magnesia, carbonate|Petre, salt 
Iagnesia in plants |Pewter 
Hie muriate |Phosphates 
Magnesia, silicate of 
Magnesia, sulphate 
Magnesian 
eh 
Magnesium, chloride; 
ide 
Maize straw 
Mari: Seid 
hosphates, earthy 
‘hos phate of alu- 
Phosphate of am- 
Bhosihate of lime 
Ak obnkaie of mag- 
Maeene acid 
Phosphorie acid in 
plants 
Phosphoric acid in 
water 
EE 
5 
ay 
ecay, influence of 
lime 
prs: 
E 
[Manganese in plants! 
Manganese, oxide of 
mal 
Manure, farm-yard 
nures, green 
‘Manures, inorganic 
‘Manure, ‘Toss o 
Manure, liquid 
Manures, organic 
Manure, 
‘Manure, saline 
Manure, strong 
‘Manure, vegetable 
‘Maple sugar 
Marble 
Mechanical division 
Mercury 
Mer cury, chlorides 
Mercury, oxides of 
Metallic alloys 
Metallic oxides 
Metallic salts 
Metals 
ilk 
Minium 
ixture 
Lordants 
ortar 
Mosaic gold 
dering 
ouldiness 
ge 
c of Ammonis 
palate o 
riate a im: 
urate of potash 
Muriatic acid 
useli 
Mustard, black 
Mustard, white. 
NAPHTHA, coal tar 
ascent 
Nature of the soil 
ten cso 
Ni; RRN disinfected 
Pickling cabbage 
ine-a] 
pples 
Planta, composition 
Plans, death of 
Qengi pone 
perna acid 
Plants, effect on the 
ir 
Plants, food of 
Plants, growth of 
Plants; nutrition of 
ein their ele- 
Plaster stone 
Ploughing, subsoil 
d mud. 
Poppy seed 
Potash 
Potashes 
Potash, bitartrate 
otash, carbonate 
Potash, caustic 
Potash in plants 
Potash in the soil 
Potash, muriate of 
Potash, nitrate 
Potash, salts of 
Potash, silicate 
Potash, sulphate 
Potassium 
Potassium, chloride 
Potato 
Potato haulm 
Potato starch 
ee sweet 
Potter; 
Principles, active 
ropa ‘ional 
Pr ‘oto-salts 
Prot-oxides 
Putrefaction 
Putrefaction, infu- 
e 
Putrefying animal 
matter 
utrid urine 
utty powder 
rites 
eee of lime 
Nitrate of potes 
Nitrate of so 
Nitrate of A 
Nite beds 
Nitre, cubis 
Nitric Saa action of| 
Nitric acii 
us 
Togen 
Nutrition of plants. 
he: 
Oat Suy 
Oat: 
On 
Oil oft turpentine 
Oil, vol 
il of vital 
oH seeds 
ily matters 
Or roasted 
Organic acids 
Organic manures 
Organised matter 
Organic matter 
Organic substances 
Organic 
in soils 
Oxalic acid 
xalis 
Oxide, carbonic 
xjde vi 162, 
Uxide of manganese |Salt, s 
xide of mercury 
Oxide of silver 
pyri tes, copper 
'yroligneous acid 
Pyroligni nites, 
ARTZ 
Quicksilver. 
EE water 
Rape seed 
Red cabbage 
-|Red lead 
Refuse of gas works 
ennet 
Her 
Respiration 
E of combus- 
Results of putrefac- 
Rhubarb 
Rice 
Ripening of fruit 
iver mud 
Racks  üisintegen 
BEEN vitriol 
ots 
HORAS of crops 
Rushes, Dutch 
at of iron 
is straw. 
matter 
ago 
ainfoin 
niac 
al ine compounds 
aline manures 
RURAL n A 
Salts in plate 
EE Epsom D in, ap poarey 
Salts, Gl: jen ERE Das obae 
ERA of p TEN Spinit of wine acted. cheese 
ing water acle 
Ed of pom Springs ropical countries 
Salts of the metals |Starch "übers 
Salts of potash Steam urf ashes 
Salts of soda Still urnips 
nd Straw i j 
Sapphire Straw ashes Turpentine, oil of. 
Sawdust Straw of barley Unrate of ammonia 
Sea fowl,  excre-|Straw of. budkeheat Urea — 
ments of Straw of lentils ric acid 
Sea-water Straw of maize Jrine 
Sea-w Straw of oats t , COWS: 
Seed, formation of |Straw of rye rine; horses 
Seeds, germination|Straw of vetch |Urine, huma: 
[o Straw of wheat jUrine, putrid 
Selection by plants Erone manures Urine, pigs 
Shells Sub-salts Urine, sheep 
Shel. sand Subsoil Use of leaves 
Eque Subsoil ploughing Use of plants. 
lia Substrai YARADS | condensed 
Silla, chloride Sqfoestion from by 
Silia in plants charcoal Vaj ay a the air 
a in soil, use of |Sugar Vegetable alkalies 
ates ugar of lead Vegetable manure 
ate of alumina Super redners: waste) Vermilion 
e of lime Sulphate of alumina|Vetc 
ite of e re of ammo-| ss dis aw 
ate of potash Vineg: 
of soda Raita of f gopper MR ro 
i Sulphate of Vitriol, green 
Sulphate of lime | Vitr iol, oil of 
iber Sulphate of mag- Md white 
Siler, oxide nesia Mise A 
Siler, buit Sulphate of potash |Volat: 
Siber, salts of Sulphate of potash ig substances, 
Siker, sulphuret ina 
Skmmed milk Sulphate of soda | Wate "s nis 
Skn Sulphates Water, air in 
Sliking of lime Sulphur Water, action on 
ligs . Sulphur in plants lea 
Snells, foul Water, its composi- 
Snelting ulphuret of iron 
Svap Sulphuret of lead oe its freezing 
Sap boiling ph silver |Water, mpurgge in 
Sap, iti f tin Water, phosphoric 
hydfo- acidin 
fonnmaker’s ash en Water, pure 
Sulphurie acid Water, rain 
cim carbonate Sulphurous acid Water, sea 
$oda in rocks Sunflower Water, soft 
Soda in plants Esmail seed Water, spring 
Soda, muriate Super-salt Wee hes 
Soda, nitrate Here ps of Weeds 
Soda ii ils Wheat grain 
Soda, silicate Super-tartrate of Wheat straw 
Soda, sulphate potash Wheat starch 
ium Swedes, 'hite lead 
Sodium, chloride TAPIOCA White of egg 
Soft water Tarash on. silver Wine 
Soil Tartaric acid Wood ashes 
Soil, colour of Weird goeds: fibre 
Soils, analysis of peste Woo! 
ils, ition of} T. d [Wool soap. 
Soils, exhaustion of Testy Vegetable \Yeasr. 
Soils, formation oí eter |\Zuxo 
Soils, mixture of Tiles |Zi Zine, chloride 
i xide, 
Soils, nature of 
Sol Tin, oxide 
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