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ANALYSES OF RYE. 
as in Plate LIV, fig. 2, where the plant is upright, rigid and dwarfish, as if the whole system 
had been poisoned. Figs. 24 and 25 represent the spores, under a high magnifying power ; 
and so also Plate LIV, fig. 3 represents them as seen in plants by myself this season. In 
many fields, the smutty heads are very numerous. 
II. RYE. 
The specimens were procured from Arbor Hill, near the city of Albany, the soil being 
a gravelly loam based upon Albany clay. Heavy beds of drift frequently occur, which 
aid in giving a rolling surface to the country. 
The plant was divided into parts, as grain, leaves, and top and bottom straw. 
1. Unripe rye. 
Plant in blossom, and cut June 18, 1847. 
PROPORTIONS. 
1. Heads. 
Per centum. 
Water 67-5600 
Dry heads - 32-4400 
Ash -. 1-5300 
Ash calculated dry ..... 4*7165 
2. Straw divided in two parts, top and bottom, 
and 4 tk joints. 
Top. 
Water -.. 55- 2600 
Dry straw ...... 44-7400 
Ash. - 1-0010 
Ash calculated dry .... 2-2351 
and separated between the 3 d 
Bottom. 
61-7000 
38-3C00 
1-2500 
3-2637 
3. Leaves and leaf-sheaths. 
Water ....... 69-8400 
Dry leaves ....... 30-1600 
Ash. 1-6300 
Ash calculated dry ..... 5-4045 S. 
