Report of Society's Meetings. 405 



CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS. 



Of a sample of scale from Quadruple Yaryan tube ; marked Houston ; 

 sent by the Agricultural Committee, R. A. & C. S ; received April, 1896. 



Moisture ... ... ... ... ... ... 4'7S 



Albuminoids ... ... ... ... ... I'OS 



Organic matter, etc. ... ... ... ... 37'SO 



Silica ... ... ... ... ... ... 990 



Iron Peroxide ... ... ... ... ... I'OI 



Calcium Oxide ... ... ... ... ... 2i'6l 



Magnesium Oxide ... ... ... ... ... 3*38 



Sulphuric Anhydride ... ... ... ... i'o4 



Phosphoric Anhydride ... ... ... ... 19*76 



Probable proximate Composition. 



Moisture ... ... ... ... ... ... 4*75 



Calcium Sulphate (hydrated) ... ... ... 2*24 



Magnesium Phosphate ... ... ... ... 7*38 



Calcium Phosphate... ... ... ... ... 32'4i 



Iron Phosphate ... ... ... ... ... i"90 



Silica ... ... ... ... ... ... 9'90 



Albuminoids .. ... ... ... ... i"05 



Organic Matter and organic salts of Lime ... ... 4o'37 



Professor Harrison spoke of the extreme fertility of 

 some of the soils analysed, for which the meeting thanked 

 him. 



Mr. yEneas Mackay said he had been requested by 

 several persons to ask the Chairman if he could give 

 them another evening le6lure, to which Mr. Luard replied 

 that he would give the matter his consideration. 



A communication from the U.S, Consul was read in- 

 forming the Society that the Columbian awards had been 

 forwarded through the British Foreign Office, London. 



The Secretary stated that he had forwarded a copy to 



