60 ANALYSES OF THE BEET. 



XXII. BLOOD BEET. 

 Soil a sandy loam, based upon the Albany clay. 



1. Analysis of 18 grs. 



Quantity obtained. Without carbonic acid. 

 Per centum. 



Silex 1-180 8730 



Phosphate 2-615 19-324 



Carbonate of lime - - - - - 0-140 1-042 



Magnesia 0-576 4 "146 



Potash 6-325 46-684 



Soda 1-343 9-928 



Chlorine 0-304 2-245 



Sulphuric acid 1-032 7-628 



Soluble silica 0'012 0-061 



Carbonic acid 4*307 



17-834 99-788 



PROPORTIONS. 



100 grs. gave, Water 86 '42 



Dry matter - - - - 13-58 



Ash 1-10 



Calculated dry - - - 8- 10 



The specimen furnishing the foregoing results had probably lost a portion of its water, 

 having been kept through the winter, and exposed a day or two upon a fruit stand in 

 market. 



The herbage of one plant, weighing - 648-5 grs. gave 



Dry matter 47-6 



Ash 8-5 



In one week, the herbage increased to - * - - 3400 grs. 

 The root 408 



Another beet and its top, three weeks afterwards, weighed : 



Root 15840 grs., or 2 lbs. 1 oz. ; 



Top 7680 " or 1 lb. ; 



the root having increased much faster than the top, during the time specified 



Those plants whose herbage is large, have large roots in the end. 



