74 TiMEHRI. 
CERTIFICATE OP ANALYSIS. 
Composition of a sample of soil ; marked Surinam, No; 35 ; sent by 
the Hon*ble the Government Secretary ; received November 15th, 1897. 
Moisture retained by air-dried soil 9*6 0/0. 
1 Root residues and combined water ... ... ... 10*485 
2 Humus ... ... ... ... ... ... 1769 
3 Phosphoric Anhydride ... ... ... ... '134 
Sulphuric Anhydride ... ... ... ... '027 
Chlorine ... ... ... ... ... traces. 
Iron Peroxide ... ... ... ... ... 8'42i 
Alumina ... ... ... ... ... I5'449 
Manganese Oxide ... ... ... ... traces. 
Calcium Oxide ... ... ... ... ... '139 
Magnesium Oxide ... .. ... ... 1*294 
4 Potassium Oxide... ... ... ... ... i'i69 
Sodium Oxide ... ... ... ... ... traces. 
Clay and Combined [Silica... ... ... ... S7'997 
QuarteSand ... ... ... ... ... 3'ii6 
100*000 
Remark : — A soil of great fertility, which would be much improved 
by judicious liming, and I believe that the application of two or three 
pounds of finely ground slag phosphate to each tree during the earlier 
period of its growth would be attended with beneficial results. 
1 contains Nitrogen ... m ... ... '240 
2 I, II ... ... ,., ... ... "002 
I and 2 contain total Nitrogen ... ... ... '302 
3 soluble in i 0/0 Citric Acid Solution ... ... traces. 
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