ASH OF THE FRUIT. 17 
SAPWOOD. BARK, 
Sulphuric Acid,.............. 0.50 1.80 
Phosphate of lime,........... 27.22 6.50 
Phosphate of peroxide of iron, 0.31 
Carbonic Acid, ...........46. 27.69 37.39 
Lime... ccc eee cece eens 12.64 30.36 
Magnesia, .......... 0.00 cee. 38.00 9.40 
i 0.30 0.40 
Organic matter,............4. 4.02 4.20 
By the analysis of the ash of the fruit, 100 Ibs. 
of fruit will give forty-three hundredths of one per 
cent. of residue. 
The analysis is by Richardson : 
ASH OF THE FRUIT. 
Potash, ........ eee eee eens 54.69 
Soda, ......c.ccecccecccaees 8.32 
Lime,.. 2. eee eee eee ee 7.98 
Magnesia, ........ eee teens 5.22 
Sulphuric Acid,.......... 5.69 
Silicie Acid, ............605- 1.49 
Phosphoric Acid,.......... . 14,28 
Phosphate of Iron, .......... 1.96 
By an examination of the above figures the care- 
ful cultivator will see the necessity of preparing 
some special manure for his orchard, in order to 
