J. M. Ordway on Sesquisalts. 207 
The nitrate gives with ammonia in excess, a hydrate in the 
active state. Indeed, it is not aaa that hydrate of glucina is 
_ ver passive with respect to acids, though that crnciwiat i 
ate a diluted alkaline solution is said to be no ies solub 
ic alumina salts, and tribasic eerie s ilts, we do not create 
startling ano omaly in ranking glucina among the sesqui- 
~The slight solubility of glucina in hot alkalis, its behavior with 
ammonia salts, and the action of carbonate of on its cold | 
posi show that it is less acid and more sass ¢ in its character 
umina. Hence where the two earths occ 
tus Ws has very jastly called stiention to the parallelism of = 
Series of t. 
iron, and Decis affor strong ¢ ac ahMiation of the older 
view. d nied ee in a but one plausible argument in favor 
val protoxyd theory, and that is a negative cage eter as 
cto ‘ae alums with a fig ant a basis. oe 
