loo MANURES FOR FRUIT TREES 



One ton of this hardy evergreen shrub extracts 

 20 lbs. of mineral matter from the soil. 



The dried root bark of Euonymus atropur- 

 pureus yields the extractum euonymi siccum of 

 the B.P., and contains euonymin, euonic acid, resins, 

 fat, dulcitol and 14 per cent, of ash. It is 

 used in medicine as a tonic, diuretic and laxative. 



Fuchsia (Fuchsia- splendens, Natural Order, 

 Onagracese) is a hardy flowering shrub with 

 deciduous leaves. It grows in a deep rich soil in 

 sheltered positions in the south of England ; as a 

 greenhouse shrub it thrives in a compost of leaf- 

 mould, loam and silver sand. 



The ashes of the wood contain in 100 parts : 



Iron oxide 2-62 



Manganese dioxide . . . 0-09 



Alumina 0-99 



Lime 25-62 



