COMPOSITION OF VARIOUS TREES iii 



Hovea {Hovea, Natural Order, Leguminosse) is 

 a greenhouse flowering shrub with evergreen leaves. 

 It bears blue flowers, and thrives well in a compost 

 of peat, loam and sand. It requires well- drained 

 pots in light airy greenhouse. 



The ashes of the entire plant contain in 100 

 parts : — 



matter from the soil. 



Hypericum {Hypericum. androsoBmum, St. 

 John's- Wort, Rose of Sharon, Natural Order, 

 Hypericacese) is a hardy tree. It grows in 

 ordinary and sandy soUs. 



The ashes of the wood contain in 100 parts : — 



Iron oxide . 

 Manganese dioxide 

 Alumina 

 Lime . 



Potash 



4-36 



010 



0-23 



27-09 



1002 



16-54 



