6 The Horticulturist' s Rule- Book. 



CHAPTER XX. 



Elements, Symbols and Analyses 167-184 



1. The Elements and their Symbols, and the Compo- 



sition of Various Substances 167 



2. Analyses 168 



(a) General Analyses of Fruits and Fruit-Plants . 168 



(b) Analyses of Fruits and Garden Products, with 

 Reference to their Fertilizing Constituents . . 172 



(c) Analyses of Animal Excrements 176 



(d) Analyses of Various Materials which are Used 

 for Fertilizers 179 



(e) Trade Values for 1891 of Fertilizing Ingredi- 

 ents in Raw Materials and Chemicals .... 183 



CHAPTER XXI. 



Names, Histories and Statistics 185-199 



1. Vegetables which have Different Names in Eng- 



land and America 185 



2. Names of Vegetables in Various Languages . . . 186 



3. Derivation of the Names of Various Fruits and 



Vegetables 190 



4. Periods of Cultivation and Native Countries of 



Cultivated Plants 192 



5. Statistics of the Vegetable Kingdom 194 



CHAPTER XXII. 

 Glossary 200-212 



