Analyses of Ashes of Plants, 
657 
This will be belter seen if we collect in a table the specific 
gravities and the weights per bushel of those specimens which we 
have examined. 
Table VI. — Weight per bushel, and specific gravity, of different 
specimens of Wheat. 
No. of 
Speci- 
men. 
Variety. 
Soil. 
Specific 
<GraTity. 
Weight 
per 
bushel. 
.\sh per 
cent. 
ID-S. 
\ 
OlUllC Lll tlOU aUU VXAV • 
\ 
o i-± 
60 
1 
1 
• 7(1 
2 
Ditto . . • 
Stonebrash • . 
1 
1 
• uo 
59 
1 
Ot 
3 
Lll U n lICol • • 
Ditto 
1 
" oO i 
61 
1 
1 
. "70 
' l\3 
4 
l^a 1 parpAiiQ d air 
] 
•376 
58 
1 
1 
5 
Bristol red ■ 
Brash and clay • • • 
1 
i 
612 
fill 
1 
. 1 'f ' 
g 
V./J.UVC1 3 ICU • • 
oiuiic urddii ■ • ■ 
1 
■ Oot> 
*1 
00 
7 
fvcU'vUclll M-> all L£lO 
Brasli and clay . • • 
1 
■ OO i 
61 
t 
•OO 
Pipf^r's thickset • 
Ditto 
1 
1 
61 
1 
• -18 
g 
\ »/ r» 1 fts-/*}!!! ft nrnoQ^ 
*T Illlc'dJall WLicot 
Ditto 
1 
o io 
59 
1 
■04 
10 
Hope ton * • • 
Ditto 
I 
1^ 1 
61 
1 
•51 
1 1 
1 X 
Sp^lding^ • • 
Stonebrasli . ■ • ■ 
1 
*Oi t 
fil 
" I 
1 
■SI 
J o 
Creeping wlie^it « 
Clay and grit . . > 
1 
* oiO 
69 
1 
00 
1-1 
-^Sprin^ wbe&t • ■ 
Sandj clay^ and grit • « 
1 
1 
Ail) 
62 
1 
59 
1 1 
iO 
A\ hite wbe^t • 
Clay and grit 
1 
DU 
1 
oa 
10 
Spring wheat • 
Calcareous loam 
1 
o io 
fiO 
MZ 
I 
69 
1 7 
Creeping whe&t • 
X 
QQ i 
1 
72 
1 9 
Ditto • • • 
Flazel loam .... 
1 
3S7 
fi 1 
1 
90 
1 Q 
• • ■ 
Heavy tough clay ■ . 
1 
376 
1 
50 
9n 
Spring wheat. « 
Tough clay • . > . 
1 
6^6 
fl9 
1 
60 
lO 1 
Harnmond s wheat 
Free clay loam ... 
1 
354 
fin 
oil 
1 
94 
Hed Britaimia • 
Strong clay . . 
1 
369 
f^9 
1 
82 
91 
Bed wheat • • 
^\ eak clay loam , 
I 
OU 
1 
75 
9/1 
^Vh 1 te wheat ■ . 
AVeak sandy clay . , 
1 
351 
f{ 1 
1 
59 
25 
Creeping wheat • 
Red clay .... 
1 
367 
61* 
1 
70 
0/5 
Ditto . • • 
day and sand . • . 
i 
ooo 
04 
1 
73 
27 
Ditto • 
D itto 
1 
372 
62^ 
1 
65 
28 
Ditto 
Calcareous rubble . 
1 
394 
1 
71 
Red-straw white 
Six inched good loam • 
1 
385 
O I 
1 
70 
Ov 
Hopeton • • 
Three inches loam • ■ 
1 
412 
60 
1 
56 
31 
Ditto . . . 
Flint and chalk 
1 
356 
56 
1 
63 
32 
Piper's thickset . 
Good loam .... 
1 
339 
59 
1 
73 
33 
White wheat 
Alluvial .... 
1 
3S2 
60 
1 
60 
38 
Hopeton . . 
Gritty silicious sand 
1 
403 
63 
1 
61 
39 
Ditto . . . 
Stiff clay .... 
1 
3S2 
61* 
1 
63 
40 
Ditto . . . 
1 
396 
62 
I 
71 
41 
Ditto . . . 
1 
393 
60 
1 
69 
42 
Ditto . . . 
Silicioiis saud . 
1 
391 
62 
1 
76 
43 
Red-straw white 
Silicious sandy loam 
1 
381 
62 
1 
72 
44 
Ditto . . . 
1 
392 
62 
1 
73 
45 
Ditto . . . 
Calcareous, brashy, and 
shallow 
1 
•362 
61 
I 
61 
46 
Ditto . . . 
Clay loam .... 
I 
413 
63 
1 
60 
47 
Ditto . . . 
Calcareous and silicious 
sand 
1 
•377 
63 
1 
90 
48 
Ditto . . . 
Calcareous clay 
1 
388 
62* 
1 
73 
49 
Ditto . . . 
Adhesive loam . 
I 
386 
61 
■ 
1 
71 
