OF ASH IN FRUIT TREES. 317 



3. Sour Apple tree. 



Sap wood. Heart wood. Bark of the limbs. 



Water 39-13 46-30 45-10 



Dry 60-87 53-70 54-90 



Ash 0-25 0-20 3-33 



The apple-tree wood gives a heavy compact coal amounting to 15 - 90 per centum, or 

 15 - 70 abstracting the ash. 



4. Small Red Cherry. Seasoned. 



Wood. 



Water - • - - - - - - 10-00 



Dry 90-00 



Ash - - 0-17 



5. Peach tree. The leaves (August 7). 



Leaves. Leaves just formed. 



Water 67-00 



Dry 33-10 2393 



Ash - 4-62 



Bark of the twigs (May 10) . 



Water - - 60-8 



Dry - 39-4 



Ash 5-66 



Healthy Peach leaves, from New-Jersey. 



Water 69-00 



Dry 31-00 



Ash 1-75 



Peach leaves diseased with the yellows. 



Water - 64-00 



Dry 36-00 



Ash 1-82 



Healthy Peach leaves (Malacotoon) , from New- Jersey. 

 Water - - - -- - - - - 63-10 



Dry 36-90 



Ash 3-00 



Leaves diseased with the yellows. 



Water 54-46 



Dry 45-54 



Ash 3-87 



