1 68 The Horticulturist' s Rule- Book. 



The Composition of Various Substances. 



Acetic acid . . . . 



Ammonia 



Aniline 



Arsenious oxide . . 

 Carbonic oxide . , 

 Carbonic dioxide , 

 Chloroform . . . 

 Ferric oxide . . . 

 Ferrous oxide . , 

 Hydrochloric acid 

 Mercuric oxide . 



C2H4O2 Nitric acid .... HNO3 



NH 3 Nitric oxide .... NO 

 NH 2 (C 6 H 5 ) Nitrous oxide . . . N 2 



As 4 Og Nitric peroxide . . NO 2 



CO Sulphuretted 

 C0 2 hydrogen .... H 2 S 



CHCI3 Sulphurous oxide . S0 2 



Fe 2 3 Sulphuric oxide . . SO 3 



FeO Sulphuric acid . . H0SO4 



.HC1 Water H 2 



HgO 



2. Analyses. 



Compiled from many reliable sources, largely from the labors 

 of Drs. Goessmann and S. W. Johnson. 



(a.) Genekal Analyses oe Fruits and Fruit-Plants. 



1. Various Fruits. (Fresenius.) 



* 



a 



p 



m 



Free Acid. 



Albuminous 

 substance. 



Pectous 

 substance. 



Soluble 

 matter. 



Water. 





6.83 



.85 



.45 



.47 



14.96 



82.04 



Apricots 



1.531 



.766 



.389 



9.283 



12.723 



82.115 



Austrian Grapes .... 



13.78 



1.020 



.832 



.498 



16.49 



79.997 



CultivatedStrawberries 



7.575 



1.133 



.359 



.119 



9.666 



87.474 



Cultivated Raspberries 



4.708 



1.356 



.544 



1.746 



8.835 



86.557 



Green Grapes 



2.96 



.96 



.477 



10.475 



15.19 



80.841 



Heart-Cherries .... 



13.11 



.351 



.903 



2.286 



17.25 



75.37 





9.193 



1.86 



.394 



2.031 



14.043 



84.707 







.612 



.463 



6.313 



9.39 



84.99 





7.00 



.074 



.26 



3.281 



10.90 



S3.95 



Red Currants 



4.78 



2.31 



.45 



.28 



8.36 



85.84 



Red Gooseberries . . . 



8.063 



1.358 



.441 



9.69 



11.148 



85.565 



Wild Raspberries . . . 



3.599 



1.980 



.546 



1.107 



7.500 



83.86 



Wild Strawberries . . 



3.247 



1.650 



.619 



.145 



6.398 



87.271 



