320 . 
ANALYSES 
3. Chestnut ( Castanea vesca ). 
Bark. 
Outside wood. 
Inside wood. 
Potash ----- 
1-36 
4*56 
2-73 
Soda ----- 
0-319 
1*41 
1-98 
Chloride of sodium 
trace. 
Sulphuric acid ... 
0-312 
0*50 
Carbonic acid ... 
39-90 
23*842 
29*52 
Lime ----- 
51-60 
40*76 
38*20 
Magnesia - 
0-60 
5-77 
0*513 
Phosphate of peroxide of iron 
0-20 
1*30 
0*30 
Phosphate of lime 
2-90 
17*44 
8*60 
Phosphate of magnesia - 
Organic matter 
5-00 
1*74 
3*20 
Silica ----- 
1*20 
1*43 
1*71 
Coal ----- 
1-00 
0*914 
1*76 
Moisture ... - 
3-00 
2*13 
107*391 
99-666 
90*143 
4. Horse Chestnut ( JEsculus hippocastanum.) 
Tree in full bloom May 26, at which time the young sprouts (of about five weeks growth), petioles, leaves, 
peduncles and flowers were gathered for analysis ; but the root analyzed was cut from its tree in April 
Bark of root. 
Wood of root. 
Bark of sprouts. 
Wood of sprouts. 
Petioles. 
Leaf-blades. 
Peduncles and 
flowers. 
Potash 
10*88 
16*83 j 
17*97 
26*33 
30*95 
7*58 
30*71 
Soda 
15*71 
3*27 1 
Chloride sodium, 0*76 
0*36 
2*27 
4*47 
4*12 
Sulphuric acid, 
7*32 
6-39 
26*45 
28*46 
30*93 
21*94 
30*55 
Carbonic acid. 
8*47 
5*71 
0*04 
2*27 
18*29 
0*13 
Lime 
36-83 
5*19 
7*39 
0*06 
2*93 
2*91 
0*17 
Magnesia - 
0-90 
5*30 
0*25 
0*05 
0*10 
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0*01 
Phos. perox. iron, 1*40 
1*10 
0*30 
0*30 
0*20 
2*50 
4*20 
Phos. lime, 
10-15 
45*64 
15*90 
22*70 
17*95 
31*75 
25*65 
Phos. magnesia, 
0-25 
0*01 
0*50 
0*02 
0*75 
0*75 
3-75 
Organic matter, 
5*60 
3*60 
22*46 
17.09 
9.60 
6*24 
3*20 
Insoluble silica, 
2-00 
3*30 
0*80 
0*50 
0*20 
5*50 
2*00 
Coal 
0*80 
11-00 
101-07 S. 
101-99 S. 
100*00 S. 
100*00 S. 
100*00 S. 
100-46 S. 
100-37 S. 
PROPORTIONS. 
Per cent, water, 
57*95 
50*14 
82*90 
88*10 
87*94 
74*80 
85*24 
Per cent, dry, 
42*05 
49*86 
17-10 
11*90 
12*06 
25*20 
14*76 
Per cent, ash, 
3.88 S. 
]*04 S. 
1*63 S. 
1•15 S. 
1*56 S. 
1*68 S. 
1 *83 S. 
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