Aiiali/ses of Aslics of Plants. 
623 
Specimen No. 29. — Rkd-straw White Whf.at. 
From the Rev. A. Huxtahle, Sutton Wuldron. 
[Soil, 6 inches of good loam ; subsoil, blue clay, •w ith large admixture of 
sand ; geological formation^ the green-sand ; drained ; 3 years in 
tiihige, after 27 tons of carrots per acre raised by guano and ashes. 
Drilled Oct. 1S44; crop looked fine, but was laid. Estimated yield 
32 bushels an acre. Grain small, good quality, 61 lbs. per bushel.*] 
Specific gravity of the grain 
Per centpge of water and ash in tlie grain 
Water. 
11-25 
Ash. 
1-7 
Analysis of the ash of the grain : — 
1-385 
Silica <J-71 
Plios;>lioric Acid .... 40-91 
Sulpluiric Acid .... 0-08 
Carhoiiic Acid . . . . O-IC 
Jjime I • 15 
]yiagiicsia 9* 33 
Peroxide of Iron . . . . .3 •.34 
Potash 31-00 
Soda 2-51 
Chloride of Sodium . . . 0-34 
Total 99- 9o 
.\sh caU'iIatC'l 
on drv substance. 
1-91 
Kcmo\ eii from an .\iro. 
Ills. 07.. 
3 
1.3 
0 
9V! 
3 2ft 
0 13,', 
0 IV, 
32 13 
Spectmkn No. 30. — HoPETON Wheat. 
From the Her. A. Huxtahle. 
I Soil, 3 inches of loam ; sidsoil, stiff yellow chiy ; geological formation, 
the clay below the lower chalV ; drained. First crop of straw aftei" 
being broken up from grass. After good crop of turnips (laised 
with the ashes from paring and burnina) fed off by sheep. Sown 
broadcast, October 30, 1844. Crop laid from height of straw. Es- 
timated yield 32 bushels an acre ; grain fair quality, 60 lbs. to the 
bushel.] 
Specific gravity of the grain 
Per centage of water and ash in the grain : 
Water. Ash. 
9 5 . . 1-5G 
l-41-> 
Ash calculated 
on Jry substance. 
1-72 
* Tliis and ihe two following specimens were received from Mr. Huxlable early in 
the month of July : they wire of course the produce of IS^."), and had heeii threslied 
oi;t before lliey were sent. Owing to lliis circumstance we can afl'ord no information 
resjiecting the quantity of straw. A bundle of the latter accomjianied each specimen 
of the grain, but nothing was dene w ith it. as the analysis of threshft! straw is anything 
but satisfactory. 
