112 MANURES FOR FRUIT TREES 



One ton of Hypericum extracts 19 '8 lbs. of 

 mineral matter from the soil. 



Idesia {Idesia, Natural Order, Bixinacese) is 

 a hardy ornamental foliage and flowering tree, 

 the leaves of which are deciduous, and the tree is 

 dioecious (i.e., there are trees bearing male flowers, 

 and trees with female flowers — the flowers of the 

 former are orange and those of the latter are 

 green). The flowers in panicles produce purple- 

 black berries. Idesia prefers a sandy soil. 



The ashes of the wood contain in 100 parts : — 



Iron oxide . 

 Manganese dioxide 

 Alumina 

 Lime . 



Potash . 

 Soda 



Phosphoric acid 

 Sulphuric acid 

 Chlorine 

 Silica . 



1-65 

 0-53 

 0-62 



32-61 

 5-39 



21-26 

 4-96 



10-24 

 2-01 

 1-65 



19-08 



One ton of Idesia extracts 18*5 lbs. of mineral 

 matter from the soil. 



Ilex {Ilex aquifolium, Holly, Natural Order, 

 Ilicinacese) is a hardy evergreen tree. It grows in 



