134 MANURES FOR FRUIT TREES 



Magnesia 11 "24 



Potash. . ■ . . . 12-52 



Soda .... . 8-31 



Phosphoric acid . . . 7 '52 



Sulphuric acid . . 1'24 



Chlorine 0-65 



SiUca 29-44 



One ton of Tilia extracts 38 lbs. of mineral 

 matter from the soil. 



The light-green leaves of the Linden are a 

 pleasing contrast to the darker foliage of other 

 trees. 



Tilia argentea has silvery leaves, and Tilia 

 rubra has a red bark. 



Lindera (lAndera, Natural Order, Lauraceae) 

 is a hardy deciduous tree, bearing yellow flowers, 

 which appear before the leaves. It grows in 

 ordinary soils, and prefers sunny shrubberies or 

 borders. 



The ashes of this tree contain in 100 parts : — 



Iron oxide 3-86 



Manganese dioxide . . . 0-20 



Alumina 0-24 



Lime 15-00 



Magnesia ..... 6-52 



Potash 26-03 



Soda 9-21 



Phosphoric acid . . . . 8-45 



Sulphuric acid . . . . 4-24 



Chlorine 0-41 



Silica 25-84 



