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Analyses, continued. 



3. Strawberries, Average of 20 Varieties. (Stone.) 



Water 90.52 



Solids 9.4S 



Free acid 1.37 



Glucose 4.78 



Glucose after inversion 5.46 



Difference calculated as cane-sugar 0.58 



COMPOSITION OF DRY MATTER. 



Ash 6.53 



Crude fiber 16.35 



Ether extract 6.75 



Crude protein 10.51 



Non-nitrogenous extract 60 79 



4. Raspberries. (Weber.) 



Reliance. Gregg. 

 Sugar 1.78 2.82 



Acid 0.92 0.64 



Seed 3.5 5.612 



Pectose, protein, combined acids, etc . . . 3.92 5.91 



Ash 0.43 0.42 



Fiber 0.32 0.48 



Water 89.13 84.12 



5. Peach, Branches. (Kedzie.) 



Diseased by 



Ash constituents. Healthy, yellows. 



Silica, SiQ 2 1.21 1.40 



Oxide of iron, Fe 2 3 0.92 0.84 



Lime, CaO 43.67 45.02 



Magnesia, MgO 2. 53 2.40 



Potash, K 2 7.07 4.93 



Soda, Na 2 1.88 2.33 



Phosphoric acid, P 2 5 7.20 6.03 



Sulphuric oxide, SO 3 0.54 0.83 



Carbon dioxide, C0 2 34.71 35.85 



Chlorine 0.07 0.11 



Moisture and loss 0.30 0.26 



Total 100.00 100.00 



