534 MR. J. B. LAWES, DR. GILBERT, AND DR. PUGH ON 
TABLE XV. 
General particulars of the Experiments. fines of Dry Matter. Nitrogen. 
In Pro- In Pro- 
Th: Per Lee ie, P a sin he ie, an. 
“ott iota t 7 D see roduce, at in | - 
Tere [POSES] BPSEIGEARE | Bom | grow. | feet | pez sced] Saeed” || “sown. | peraced | seed’ | "bro 
rere ak a Brews as 100, | duce: 
Graminacez. 
; grm. grm. grm. grm. 
‘Wheat ...|Prepared soil ...... 6 5 | 0°0511)| 02824 | ...... 0-:00133 | 0-00144 |108-3T | 051 
1857 Besley au Byeuared SOL cesase 6 6 || 0-0449/ 01350 | 3:01 000093 | 0-00078 | 83:9 | 0-58" 
Barley ...|Prepared pumice .| 6 6 || 00449] 0:15.42 | 3-43 || 000093 | 0:00075 | 80-6 | 0-48 
‘Wheat ...|Prepared soil ...... 8 8 || 0-0504| 0:2175 | 4:31 |} 0-:00098 | 0-00070 | 71-4 | 0°32 
1858 a Barley "enna BOLL, exes 8 6 || 00403) 00933 | 2°31 0:00071 | 0-00052 | 73:2 | 0°54 
l Oats ...... Prepared soil ...... 8 8 || 0-0357| 0:1435 | 4:02 || 000080 | 0-000525, 65:6 | 0:36 
Wheat ...|Prepared soil ...... 8 7 || 0-:0504| 0-15143) 3-00 | 0-:00098 | 0:00058 | 59-2 | 0-38 
1858,A.*4 [Barley ...|Prepared soil ...... 8 8 || 0:0401| 0°0888 | © 
{ Oats . jane repared soil ...... | 8 7 || 00360) 0-09857| 2:74 |! 0-00080 | 0-00054 | 67:5 | 0:55 
Leguminose. 
1857 sswees ‘Bean ...... Prepared soil ...... 2 2 ||0-7492/3:514 | 4:69 | 0-:03980|0-03145 | 79:0 | 0:89 
[Bean ...... Prepared soil ...... 3 3 || 04940) 1:6250 | 329 || 0-02500 | 0-0245 98-0 | 151 
1858... {pen Bee pae hse cou 3 | 3 || 0-1802| 0:3233 | 1-79 || 0-00630|0-0034 | 54-0 | 1-05 
Other Plants. 
1838 ...... {Buckwheat| Prepared BOL cin | 24 | 13 | is |o-03461| — | 0-00083 | 0-00054 | 65°1 | 156 
TaBLe XVI. 
General particulars of the Experiments. Nmober of Dry Matter. Nitrogen. Relation of ae 
duce per seed | 
ee Refiabectio! 
In Pro- duce, 0 that witho 
Pox om duce, 6 ‘ gn fhe that in ae ittaken asl. [ 
vous > | that i ; 
Yer [Byram] Dapsinenst | sown. | ant | era fomocsal ua | Paeet | Brees | se |r 
BONERS i taken that grew. |manure dace 
Brew as 1. taken Mees Dry | Nitro- 
as 100, Matter.) gen. 
Graminaceze. 
Wheat .../Prepared soil ...... 3 2 512! 34175| 66°75 || 0:00133 |0°01205 | 73-2 | 0°35 |12°10 | 8:36 
1857 ‘Wheat .../Prepared pumice .) 3 3 0:0514| 1: 2740, 24-79 || 000133 |0:00710 | 64-7 | 0-55 | 4:51 | 4:93 
“) Barley ...{Prepared soil ...... 4 3 | 0- 0451, 1 O13 22:42 || 000092 | 0-00513 | 47-2 | 0-51 | 7-49 | 658 
[Barley ...|Prepared pumice | 4 4 || 0-0455 1-1002| 24-18 || 000092 | 0-00362 | 54-1 | 0-33 7:13 | 4:83 
{|Wheat ...|Prepared soil ...... 4 4 || 0-0510) 1:8275) 35-83 0:00103 | 0-00995 | 72:8 | 0:54 8:40 | 14-21 
1858 aa Barley .../Prepared soil ...... 4 2 | 0-0395 2-7350, 69-24 |) 0-:00070 |0-01745 | 70-5 | 0-64 | 29-31 | 34-21 
Oats ...... Prepared soil ...... 4 3 || 00362! 0-4013| 11-08 || 0-00080 | 0-00416 | 45-9 | 1-04 2:80 | 7:92 
‘Wheat ...|Prepared soil ...... 4 4 |0-0515 0:9550 18-54 || 0:00100 | 0:00452 | 67-5 | 0°47 | 631 | 7:79 
1858,A.*< [Barley ...|Prepared soil ...... 4 3 10 0405 | 0: 9933, 24-52 || 0:00072 | 0-00533 | 62:2 ) 0-54 
-|Oats ...... Prepared soil ...... 4 2 | 0° al 0" 6400, 17-78 || 0:00080 | 0-00730 | 56-1 | 1:14 | 6-49 | 18-52 
Leguminose. 
1858 RA xyes ‘Prepared soil ...... 3 3 || 01797) 03366} 1-87 || 000623 |0-00380 | 50-2 | 1:13 
‘| {Clover .../Prepared soil ...... wie Seis “l|Vossaisines fh asasaansae | Bassioaee ||) Opiemeweenc| Gabanacoicen 44-0 
1858, A.* |Bean ...... Prepared soil ...... 3 3 | 0-3646) 1-4333) 3-93 || 0:01743 | 0-01337 | 56-4 | 0-93 
Other Plants. 
1858 ...... [Buckwheat{Prepared ell pane 42 | 24 | 00202 0-0821 | 4-06 [ 0-00047 | o-00076 | 57°6 | 0-92 | 2:37 | 1-41 
* These experiments were conducted in the apparatus of M. G. Vitur. 
+ There is here evidence that a part of the Nitrogen of the seed that did not grow was appropriated by the plants growing from 
the other seeds. 
