ANALYSES OF THE GRASSES. T I 



2. Second specimen : gathered June 30, 1848. 

 Whole height 40 inches ; head 5 inches long-, in full blossom. 



PROPORTIONS. 



Stalk 52-03 



Leaf ...... 27-64 



Head 19-73 



100-00 



"Water in the stalk 74 ■ 75 



Dry matter 23-75 



Ash 1-50 



Ash calculated dry - - - - - - 6-31 



Water in the leaf 71-07 



Dry matter - - - - - - - 26 "56 



Ash 2-37 



Ash calculated dry 8-92 



Water in the head 66-25 



Dry matter 32-30 



Ash 1-45 



Ash calculated dry - - - - - - 4- 45 



Water in the whole plant - - - - 70 "69 



Dry matter 27*54 



Ash ------- - 1-77 



Ash calculated dry - - - - - - 6-42 



3. Jlsh of timothy grass. 

 This specimen was made into hay, and was very bright and thoroughly sun-dried. 

 Length 3 feet and 8 inches ; head 7 inches, and cut before its blossoms were mature. 100 

 grains of the thoroughly sun-dried hay lost in the water bath, 10 "30; ash, 3*00. Of 

 carbonic acid, only a trace was found in the ash. 



Quantity employed 20-000 grs. 



Per centum. 



Silica 8-330 41-650 



Phosphates 3 -385 16-925 



Carbonate of lime 9-040 0-200 



Magnesia 0-100 0-500 



Potash 6-152 30-760 



Soda 0-204 1-020 



Soluble silica 0-040 0-200 



Chloride of sodium 0-498 2-490 



Sulphuric acid 0-826 4-130 



19-535 97-875 



