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RURAL CHEMISTRY. 
AN ELEMENTARY INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF THE SCIENCE IN ITS RELATION TO AGRICULTURE. 
BY EDWARD SOLLY, F.R.S. F.LS. F.G.S. 
EMBER OF THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY or ENGLAND, PROFESSOR OF C TO THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON; LECTURER ON CHEMISTRY IN THR 
Hosozany M HONOURABLE East INDIA ComPpany’s Marine B iilis AT ADDISComBE, &c. &c. 
PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION. 
with numerous suggestions, very considerable additions have been made to this little book, in pomaria it for a new edition; several important practical matters, not treated 
egens editioni having been introduced. Brief pe We bod faep more Be ig t of the domestic uch as Wine and Vinegar Making, Brewing, the Manufacture of Spirits, 
tag ia Cheese making, Cookery, &c., have been rh Sap e account of the Scientific Principles { pakaa in those arts. Numerous recent analyses of agricultural crops have 
given, and the whole has been carefull aanplanten fe 
CONTENTS OF THE TE: 
Combustion, resultsf Flowers [on the air’ Leather | Potash, binoxalate of| Silicate of magnesia | Tar 
Common salt [of Flowers, their effect Lea — Nase Potash, bitartrate of meen of potash Tarnish on silver 
Composition of ani-j Fluo. rides Natural vegetation Potash, carbonate of | Silicate of soda Tartar 
inal matter Fluor FAA fall of the Nightso; [fected Potash, caustic Sittontes Tartaric „m 
Composition of or-| Food of chill Leaves, office of Nichtsoil disin- Potash in plants Silicie acid mrg 
atter e Ni me i Silicon 
ae sh, Silk dyeing Ternary eom unds 
i Bricks m of soda otash, Silver Tests, vegetable 
Brimstone Spree Nitrate of silver Potash, a of Silver, chloride of Thermomete 
British gum [siw itrates Potash, silicate of Silver, nitrate of an 
Bromide of ma Light, effects Nitrates in plants Potash, sulphate of | Silver, oxide o 
Bromides Li oe “inituence n| Nitre Potashe: Silver, salts of Tin 
Nitre be Potala [ot] Silver, sulphuret of e oxide of 
Lighting a fire Nitre, cubic Potassium, chloride| Si n plate 
ne Lignin Nitri i Size, resin Tin, sulphuret 
ime itric acid in manure Potato haulm Skimmed milk Toast 
agg pote on soil Seni og Potato spirit Skin Toasted cheese k 
Lime and salt Noyea Potato starch ag ` o 0 
Lime, oabus of Nutrition of plants | Potato, sweet Slaking of lime Toddy 
Lime, oe Nutrition of animals | rete Smells, foul T 
Lime, carbo pris nar ashes Smo Tropical countries 
Tubers 
St Turf-ashes. 
Straw of lentils urnips 
raw of Ti tini 
Wo Turpentine, oil of 
ion Straw of rye of 
ction, influ-| Straw of vetch a 
f Straw of Uric acid 
ing Strong manures Urine 
xed T Sub-salts Use of leaves: 
imestone, magne-| Oil, linseed | Putrid fermentation | Subsoil Use of plants 
Lime, sulphateof | Oil, mustard * Putrid urine Subsoil ploughing Usquebaugh 
Dacu Oil of lav: der Substrat VAPOUR 
oiis raies of | Da hiia Tenar salts m| _ by cold 
Cane Death of plants Li n Pyrites, copper Sugar [charedal) Vapour in the air 
el Gloucester cheese | Lime, when not to be| Oil of vi Pyroli s Vegetable 
Deca: influence of] Glu Limes, juice of [used| Oil, olive yrolignites candy Vegetable manure 
Decay, like burning Glue refuse Linen Oil, poppy yroxylic spirit Sugar, formation of | Vegetable, boiling of 
Deca Gluten Linseed Oil, rape t of lead eins : 
Dende! Glycerine Liqueurs Oil, rock wateruary ar of milk Vermillion i 
= ‘potas results et Liquid manure Oil seeds uicklime Sugar, refinin| Vetch ; 
se water Gold, Bo ars of roe manur: | Oil, volatile uicksilver passeran, j 
Decomposition nee Oleine rem negar distilled i 
me Opedeld aisins Vinous fermentation i 
padt of manure Ores, roasting of ape seed arean in plants Vitriol, blue a 
ucerne Organic acids ape vine ulphuret of iron Vitriol, green q 
Lungs of en Organic manures = ha: ei Sulphuret of lead Vitriol, oil of r 
ieie p ranita matter Sul r mre of silyer iol, w i 
oe [ot Repare substances euse o of gas works 5 rets tile, f 
A carbonate soils ' | Volatile oil / ; 
Magnesia in plants organie iesnsforma- mr ALNUTS ‘ 
gnesia, muriate ot] tions aaoi raitdú tion! § i 
ie phosphate} Organised matter esults of combus-| Soap, decomy 
o Oxalate. of lime in| Results of putrefac{ Soap, rn 
Magnesia, sili i | Oxalic acid [plants oe [tion} Soa 
Magnes: sul 2; Oxalis 
is, cote Oxide, carbonic peal gof fruit 
mn ee Oxide of copper iver mud 
Magnes :| Oxide of iron | River 
Ham, chloriad. ap oa x lead ped = 
Magnesi oxide of manganese | Roc! i 
Maize z Oxide of 
}Malting $ Oxides, metallic Roman vitriol 
Oxygen Roots £ 
Manganese in plants} Paint, white Rotation of crops 
Man in soils f Palm juice Ruby i 
eS SN 
| plants alt, 
Phosphoric acid in Salt, spirit of 
[water Salt, sea 
acid i = = 
è 
phosphoric 
hosphorus 
