GIVEN OFF BY PLANTS DURING THEIR GROWTH. 



55 



In Table VII. (p. 54) the total amounts of water given off during 

 the growth of the plants, and the total amounts of dry matter, 

 both inclusive and exclusive of ash, and of the ash itself, are 

 given side by side. The relationship of the water given off to 

 the matter fixed in the plant is, however, more clearly indicated in 

 Tables VIII. and IX. 



Table VIII. 



Showing the Quantities of Substances fixed to a Standard 

 Amount of Water given off. 







Number of Grains fixed in the Plant for 

 100,000 Grains of Water given off, of— 



Description of Plant and Manure. 



Dry Matter. 



Mineral 







Inclusive 

 of Ash. 



Organic 

 only. 



Matter 

 (Ash). 





Wheat . 

 Barley . 

 Beans . 

 Peas 

 Clover . 



404-2 

 387-8 

 478-9 

 385-9 

 371-5 



372-0 

 349-6 

 435-2 

 346-4 

 318-5 



32*14 



38- 26 , 

 43-67 



39- 57 

 53-07 





Wheat . 

 Barley . 

 Beans . 

 Peas 

 . Clover . 



449*7 

 390-0 

 456-3 

 474-4 

 437-0 



403-8 

 350-6 

 416-6 

 407-8 

 371*0 



45-85 

 39*44 

 39-67 

 66*61 

 66-04 



Mineral and Ammoniacal Ma- 



' Wheat . 



Barley . 

 [ Clover . 



485-6 

 367-9 

 677-3 



428*5 

 328-9 

 581*5 



57*05 

 38-98 

 95*82 



1 Mineral and Ammoniacal Manure 

 ( Mineral and Ammoniacal Manure 



404-2 

 449-7 

 485*6 



372-0 

 403-8 

 428-5 



32*14 

 45*85 

 57-05 



387-8 

 390-0 

 367-9 



349-6 

 350*6 

 328-9 



38*26 

 39-44 

 38-98 



478-9 

 456*3 



435-2 

 416-6 



43*67 

 39-67 



[ Mineral and Ammoniacal Manure 



385-9 

 474-4 



346*4 

 407-8 



39-57 

 66-61 



437-0 

 677-3 



318-5 

 371*0 

 581-5 



53-07 

 66-04 

 95-82 



