COMPOSITION OF FRUIT TREES 6i 



The " Victoria " black is the finest and largest 

 variety in cultivation, and the bush is a prolific 

 bearer. 



The following currants are excellent varieties : 

 Black—" Common," " Champion," " Lee's Prolific," 

 Ogden's; i?e(^—" Comet," "Fay's Prolific," "La 

 FertUe," " Raby Castle," "Red Dutch"; and 

 White—" Transparent White," and " Dutch," and 

 are well worth cultivating in any garden. 



Damson {Prunus domestica, var. damascena, 

 Natural Order, Rosacese) prefers a moderately rich 

 loam. 



The ashes of the wood and fruit contain in 100 

 parts : — 



Iron oxide 

 Manganese dioxide 

 Lime 



Potash 

 Soda 



Phosphoric acid 

 Sulphuric acid 

 Chlorine . 

 Silica 



Wood. 



3-26 

 0-51 



20-62 

 8-21 



34-17 

 6-10 



10-36 

 1-91 

 0-86 



14-00 



Fruit. 



119 



12-65 

 8-17 



45-98 

 5-66 



13-83 

 2-37 

 0-97 

 9-22 



One ton of damsons extracts 13 '5 lbs. of mineral 

 matter from the soil. 



