OF THE ASH OF FOREST TREES. 



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14. Bass-wood (Tilia americana) . 

 Tree sound. Mean diameter four feet from the ground, 22 inches. Average thickness of the bark, 1 inch. 



Age 182 years. About 60 



of tin 



3 outside 



layers were taken 



for outside 



wood, thickness 



4|- inches ; tl 



remaining layers taken for inside wood. 



Growth uniform. 



Average 



thickness of each 



layer, 0-054 



of an inch. 





Bark. 



Outside wood. 



Heart wood. 



Bark of twigs. 



Wood of twigs. 



Potash ■ 



- 



1-26 



10-12 



4-05 



1-90 



14-55 



Soda ... 



- 



12-77 



2-88 



10-41 



9-14 





Chloride of sodium 



. 



0-24 



0-50 



0-52 



0-15 



0-10 



Sulphuric acid 



- 



0-72 



0-88 



0-27 



4-19 



13-34 



Carbonic, acid 



- 



25-38 



16-64 



17-96 



22-84 



3-94 



Lime ... 



-. 



41-92 



38-36 



45-24 



29-56 



11-56 



Magnesia 



- 



2-24 



■ 7-36 



7-44 



3-00 



7-44 



Phosphate of peroxide of 



iron, 



0-20 



1-20 



1-30 



0-31 



0-60 



Phosphate of lime - 



- 



8-50 



17-95 



8-96 



24-77 



38-92 



Phosphate of magnesia 



- 



0-30 



2-60 



0-04 



0-72 



1-28 



Organic matter ■ - 



- 



1-70 



2-53 



2-00 



2-40 



9-61 



Insoluble silica 



- 



4-60 



2-10 



1-40 



0-40 



0-10 



Coal 



- 









0-80 





99-83 S. 103-12 S. 99-59 S. 100-18 S. 101-44 S. 



15. Butternut (Juglans cinerea). 



Tree sound. Diameter three feet from the ground, 2 feet 8 inches; eleven feet from the ground, 1 foot 

 8 inches. The section for analysis was taken eleven feet from the ground. Average thickness of the 

 bark, f inch. Age 146 years. Between 65 and 70 outside layers were taken for outside wood, thick- 

 ness 4k inches; the remaining inside layers taken for inside wood. Growth of tree more rapid when 

 young. 





Bark. 



Outside wood. 



Heart wood. 



Bark of twigs, 



Wood of twigs. 



Potash ---- 



1-00 



4-42 



1-00 



0-63 



3-28 



Soda .... 



11-27 



5-61 



14-82 



11-24 



14-59 



Chloride of sodium 



0-15 



0-16 



0-13 



0-03 



0-03 



Sulphuric acid 



0-74 



13-33 



21-43 



5-33 



5-36 



Carbonic acid 



32-12 



20-02 



4-48 



18-92 



7-02 



Lime .... 



37-68 



38-98 



42-02 



24-48 



9-08 



Magnesia - 



10-03 



3-52 



4-00 



2-22 



5-34 



Phosphate of peroxide of iron 



, 0-30 



3-40 



3-41 



0-41 



0-50 



Phosphate of lime - 



2-25 



2-20 



0-59 



29-25 



40/39 



Phosphate of magnesia 



0-15 



0-06 



0-28 



1-04 



1-61 



Organic matter 



2-80 



3-40 



3-20 



4-41 



5-20 



Insoluble silica 



0-30 



4-80 



5-40 



0-40 



0-32 



Coal . - - - - 









0-80 



1-21 



Water - 











3-41 



98-84 S. 100-20 S. 100-76 S. 99-16 S. 



97-34 S. 



