1062 General Notes. 
whole plant being divided into three parts. The top, € 
leaves and portion of stem, contained .205 grains of c 
the middle or stem to within a few millimeters of the fi 
.1373 grains of chlorine ; the roots, .102 grains of chlorin 
sum of these amounts gave 3.54 per cent of chlorine i 
: rides 
were taken up by the plant. The percentage of chlor 
excluding strand or beach plants, seldom exceeds one 
The parts of another plant similarly divided into 
and roots, gave, upon maceration in warm water, an 
tion which when titrated with acid, vielded the followi 
percentage for plants of this description 
The percentage of ash of the other p £ 
order to observe if the use of acid waters had increased t 
eral matter of the plant through its solvent action upon in 
ingredients of the soil. This examination gave the f 
ithe 
Wri. dried plant. 
Wate Mambo ocd ii be eseebel cisscsseede 1.1615 grammes 
Paa AT E T WEBA a 
Nitr 0 hye o 
ae WG Ar gn Lee oe =. +5535 
DEPICT go cei incites siete neds « 588g. s 
Tede 6M asir inde do dee ar i 978 CF 
Tatte, Oe ia hank ee ORS COV 
Considering the devitalized condition of the > acid 
mentioned above and the decreased weights of- ee 
this table below that of the water plant, it is evi 
acid waters a to introduce inorganic i donn 
rious and destructive. The water plant 
7th, having numerous roots, a tall flower stalk and did 
inches long. The tdtoghlecie acid bulb died, as 
ag acid subject, though one month later. No r 
n any acid bulb except a few in the tannic acid. 
sla ants were low, the flowers appeared without 
leaves attained under these adverse circumstatieeay 
aro of three inches. 
On er: pe the tannic acid i col fl 
were a dark purple, much deeper in color 
plant. The bulbs were supposed to 
