176 MANURES FOR FRUIT TREES 



beautiful shrub with large clusters of papilionaceous 

 flowers. 



Yucca (Yucca acuminata, Natural Order, 

 Liliacese) is a hardy evergreen shrub. It grows in 

 light well-drained soils. 



The ashes contain in 100 parts : — 



The Yucca is a native of North America and 

 Mexico, and was introduced into this country in 

 1596. 



Zanthoxylum {Zanthoxylon fraxinifolium, 

 prickly ash. Natural Order, Rutacese) is a hardy 

 deciduous flowering tree. It grows in ordinary 

 soils. 



Its ashes contain in 100 parts : — 



Iron oxide 1-68 



Manganese dioxide . . 0-32 



Alumina 0-21 



Lime 2168 



Magnesia . . 10-03 



Potash . 20-10 



