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ANALYSES 
3. Bark of Maple twigs. 
Silica - - - - 
Earthy phosphates 
Carbonate of lime - 
Magnesia ..... 
Potash ..... 
Soda ...... 
Sulphuric acid ..... 
Chlorine ..... 
Organic matter .... 
1-25 
18-00 
53-35 
1-65 
9-45 
5-71 
4-15 
trace. 
1-80 
95-36 
II. FRUIT TREES. 
1. Plum (Prunus domestica ). 
Tree cut first of May. 
PROPORTIONS. 
Bark of root. Wood of root. Bark of limbs. Wood of limbs. 
Percentage water 
- 
48-51 
44-64 
27-50 
20-33 
Percentage dry wood 
- 
51-49 
55-36 
72-50 
79-67 
Percentage ash 
- 
3-12 S. 
0-24 S. 
4-37 S. 
0-38 S. 
/ 
ANALYSIS. 
Plum pits*. 
Bark of root. 
Wood of root. 
Bark of limbs. 
Wood of limbs. 
Potash .... 
13-92 
9-86 
| 40-31 
( 8-59 
11-63 
Soda - 
10-08 
6-63 
( 19-49 
Chloride of sodium 
2-25 
4-22 
0-103 
1-03 
0-18 
Sulphuric acid 
6-11 
- 5-22 
4-64 
4-09 
20-34 
Carbonic acid (not determined). 
Lime - 
23-30 
22-74 
0-17 
39-42 
8-12 
Magnesia ... 
4-80 
0-98 
0-20 
3-76 
6-56 
Phosphate of peroxide of iron 
’ ) \ 
6-90 
1-20 
2-30 
0-60 
Phosphate of lime 
> 8-00 1 
7-62 
31-98 
7-50 
24-99 
Phosphate of magnesia 
) ( 
3*28 
17-12 
trace. 
1-16 
Organic matter 
6-65 
1-76 
2-50 
1-40 
4-60 
Insoluble silica 
27-20 
21-40 
1-80 
8-40 
0-70 
Coal .... 
3-60 
0-90 
1-60 
102-31 S. 94-21 S. 100-923 S. 95-98 S. 80-53 S. 
This analysis was made with two grains of ash. 
