no MANURES FOR FRUIT TREES 



The ashes of this tree contain in 100 parts : — 



Iron oxide . 

 Manganese dioxide 

 Alumina 

 Lime . 



Potash . 

 Soda 



Phosphoric acid . 

 Sulphuric acid . 

 Chlorine 

 Silica . 



2 16 



0-12 



014 



32 04 



10-21 



15 02 



8-63 



12-96 



300 



1-21 



14-51 



One ton of the hornbeam extracts 30 lbs. of 

 mineral matter from the soil. 



Horse chestnut {JEsculus Hippocastanum, 

 Natural Order, Sapindaceae) is a hardy deciduous 

 flowering tree. It prefers ordinary and light 

 soils. 



The ashes of the wood contain in 100 parts : — 



One ton of -^sculus extracts 25 lbs. of mineral 

 matter from the soil. 



