286 BOTANICAL GAZETTE [OCTOBER 
oratory, of a paced marsh soil from Cornwallis Valley, Nova 
Scotia: 
e = - 
= o g s ss < : 
ge | a 5.5 2 z 
os ag Ci zc n 
SAMPLES rss =z i rs a © 
ae bie 6 FS a a 4 
ss La) = B ba § g = 
bo Bhs * = {=} a f°} 
ro) 3) fe) 4 = a ay n 
I. Timothy pope un- 
plowed for 40 yea 6.54 |75-29 |14.72 | .239 | .513 | -817 | .136 | .091 
eae i marsh with nie 
Bae tlte desea cals 10.60 [73.18 [12:64 | .234 397 852 124 059 
um, Brought in fresh by 
ete aie ital < sdiabars 6.02 175.83 113.70 } -652 283 | .902 146 063 
IV. ie mud bcos 18 in 6 
under surfac ienaee| OL77 176.0%. lt4.01 | «409 | .1383°| .906 | 2004 .05 
V. From 30! bal ur- 
face under canal above 6 
Pomt de Bite -..6..2 3 3-10 |84.48 | 9.87 | .288 ! .154 | .646 | .I10 | 0.63 
VI, From River Habitant, 
bees sais Se Meee ot Ne 4.14 175.59 |11.71 |1.40 -48 25 -T§ [-eeees 
oc AVAILABLE,28 
we = 
<& 2 a 
SAMPLES #3 & i 23 : 3 g 
i £ g | 2 z 3 g 
a 3 = 6 a 3 Z 6) 
OS a Z a 
cuemee a 
I. Timothy marsh, un- : ; 
plowed for 40 years....{1.654 |100.0 | .182 |.0088 |.026 |.0626 | Acid.| .037 
I. Low Ao esa with poor : 8 
WEMHAHGR soca s asus 1.914 |100.0 | .338 |.034 |.016 |.0449 | Acid.| 1.04 
Ill. Brought in fresh by * 6 
dba eenewus 2.314 |100.0 | .122 ;.0748 |.0466 |.397 | (*) | 4-1 
IV. Blue mud Pa 1 : 
under surface >....:... 1.472 |100.0 | .106 |.0073 |.0436 |.0792 | Acid.| .939 
V. From 30 ei sur- 
face parnig§ canal above F 
Point-de Bute ........ 1.289 |100.0 | .062 |.030 |.0354 |.108 | Acid.| .217 
Vis ot River Habitant, 6 
EO Penn 2 teMr we Ce Tos GOOG 1 Dicey clotaeth oe 
An abstract of the remarks made upon the samples by the 
analyst is as follows: 
No. I. As to humus (organic matter) nitrogen and lime, about as in soils 
of average fertility; potash in this as well as the others, much higher than in 
* The “available ” quantities are attained by the Dyer citric acid method. Com- 
pare the report by Shutt, just mentioned. 
* Neutral or slightly alkaline. 
