1 18 ANALYSES OF RYE. 



as in Plate LIV, fig. 2, where the plant is upright, rigid and dwarfish, as if the whole system 

 had been poisoned. Figs. 24 and 25 represent the spores, under a high magnifying power ; 

 and so also Plate LIV, fig. 3 represents them as seen in plants by myself this season. In 

 many fields, the smutty heads are very numerous. 



II. RYE. 



The specimens were procured from Arbor Hill, near the city of Albany, the soil being 

 a gravelly loam based upon Albany clay. Heavy beds of drift frequently occur, which 

 aid in giving a rolling surface to the country. 



The plant was divided into parts, as grain, leaves, and top and bottom straw. 



1. Unripe rye. 

 Plant in blossom, and cut June 18, 1847. 



PROPORTIONS. 



1. Heads. 



Per centum. 



Water 67-5600 



Dry heads 32-4400 



Ash 1-5300 



Ash calculated dry 4-7165 



2. Straw divided in two -parts, top and bottom, and separated between the 3d 



and ith joints. 



Top. Bottom. 



Water 55-2600 61-7000 



Dry straw 44-7400 38-3C00 



Ash 10010 1-2500 



Ash calculated dry - - - - 2-2351 3-2637 



3. Leaves and leaf-sheaths. 



Water 69-8400 



Dry leaves 30-1600 



Ash 1-6300 



Ash calculated dry 5-4045 S. 



