OF ASH IN FRUIT TREES. 
317 
3. Sour Apple tree. 
Sap wood. Heart wood. Bark of the limbs. 
Water - - - - - 39-13 46-30 45*10 
Dry. 60-87 53-70 54-90 
Ash - 0-25 0-20 3-33 
The apple-tree wood gives a heavy compact coal amounting to 15‘90 per centum, or 
15" 70 abstracting the ash. 
4. Small Red Cherry. Seasoned. 
Wood 
Water -------- 10-00 
Dry - - - - - - - - 90 - 00 
Ash.0-17 
5. Peach tree. The leaves (August 7). 
Leaves. Leaves just formed. 
Water - - - - - - - 67*00 
Dry ------- 33-10 2393 
Ash - - - - - - - 4-62 
Bark of the twigs (May 10). 
Water - - - - - - - - - 60"8 
Dry.39-4 
Ash - - - - - - - - - 5*66 
Healthy Peach leaves , from New-Jersey. 
Water.69-00 
Dry.31-00 
Ash - - - - - - - - 1-75 
Peach leaves diseased with the yellows. 
Water - - -.64*00 
Dry - - - - - - - - - 36-00 
Ash - 1-82 
Healthy Peach leaves (Malacotoon), from New-Jersey. 
Water - - - - - - - - 63-10 
Dry.- 36-90 
Ash.3-00 
Leaves diseased with the yellows. 
Water - - - - - - - - 54-46 
Dry. 45-54 
Ash ......... 3*87 
