330 



ANALYSES 



3. Bark of Maple twigs. 



Silica 1-25 



Earthy phosphates 18*00 



Carbonate of lime - - - - - 53*35 



Magnesia - - - - - - - 1*65 



Potash - - - - ' - - - 9-45 



Soda 5-71 



Sulphuric acid - - - - - - 4*15 



Chlorine ....... trace. 



Organic matter ...... 1*80 



95-36 



II. FRUIT TREES. 

 1. Plum (Prumts domestica). 



Tree cut first of May. 







PROPORTIONS. 











Bark of root. Wood of root. Bark of limbs. Wood of limbs. 



Percentage water 



- 



48-51 



44-64 



27-50 



20-33 



Percentage dry wood 



- 



51-49 



55-36 



72-50 



79-67 



Percentage ash 





3-12 S. 



ANALYSIS. 



0-24 S. 



4-37 S. 



0-38 S. 





Plum pits*. 



Bark of root. 



Wood of root. 



Bark of limbs. 



Wood of limbs. 



Potash - 



13-92 



9-86 



| 40-31 



( 8-59 



11-63 



Soda .... 



10-08 



6-63 



( 19-49 





Chloride of sodium 



2-25 



4-22 



0-103 



1-03 



0-18 



Sulphuric acid 



6-11 



5-22 



4-64 



4-09 



20-34 



Carbonic acid (not determined). 











Lime . - . - 



23-30 



22-74 



0-17 



39-42 



8-12 



Magnesia ... 



4-80 



0-98 



0-20 



3-76 



6-56 



Phosphate of peroxide of iron, ) ( 



r 6-90 



1-20 



2-30 



0-60 



Phosphate of lime - 



S8-00. 



7-62 



31-98 



7-50 



24-99 



Phosphate of magnesia 



) 1 



! 3-28 



17-12 



trace. 



1-16 



Organic matter 



6-65 



1-76 



2-50 



1-40 



4-60 



Insoluble silica 



27-20 



21-40 



1-80 



8-40 



0-70 



Coal .... 





3-60 0-90 

 S-. 94-21 S. 100-923 



S. 95-98 



1-60 





102-31 



S. 80-53 S 



• This analysis was made with two grains of ash. 



