Phosphates 26-40 
Rumex Crispus — Yellow Dock. 403 
100 grs. of the ash gave the following result. 
Carbonic acid, ------ lO'GGO 
Silicic acid, 3-000 
( Phosphate of iron, - -800 
Lime, - - - - 4-838 
Magnesia, - - - '760 
Silicic acid, - - - '050 
^ Phosphoric acid. - 19-952 
Lime, - - - -. - - - 4-558 
Magnesia, ?-120 
Potash, 11-309 
Soda, 15-495 
Sodium, 4-206 
Chlorine, 6-414 
Sulphuric acid, ------ -SS'i 
Organic acids, ------ 10-000 
96-694 
In the vicinity of Albany, this plant flowers in June, and the 
seed ripens the last of July and the first of August. 
The leaves have a slightly pungent bitter astringent taste, with 
an odor when bruised of sorrel. They contain a small amount of 
oxalic and tannic acids. They are lanceolate, acute, slightly 
waved, particularly along their margins, radical ones large, having 
very long petioles. 
Organic analysis of the fresh leaves 
100 grs. of fuesh leaf blades gave of ^ 
''Starch, - 
Chlorophylle, 1755 
Albumen, "030 
Caseine, -200 
Dextrine or gum, ----- .920 
Extractive matter, vei-y bitter, slightly astrin- 
gent, odor somewhat like that of tobacco, 
nauseating, 3-570 
Fibre or lignin, 9-685 
Per cent ash in fibre 8-053 ? 
strongly alkaline. ^ 
Total dry matter, 16-160 
Water, 83-520 
99-680 
The above calculated dry. 
Starch, 
Chlorophylle, - 10-869 
Albumen, ------- .jgs 
Caseine, .-----. 1-238 
Dextrine, 5-G93 
Extractive matter, 22-092 
Fibre or lignin, 59.932 
100-000 
