Report of Society's Meetings. 75 
CBRTIPICATB OP ANALYSIS. 
Composition of a sample of soil ; marked Surinam Stoat Gelyte, 
No. 24 ; sent by the Hon'ble the Government Secretary ; received No 
vember 15th, 1897. 
Moisture retained by air-dried soil, 13*5 0/0. 
1 Root residues and combined Water... ... ... 6*196 
2 Humus ... ... ..t ... •«• ... 11*560 
3 Phosphoric Anhydride ... ... ... ... '097 
Sulphuric Anhydride ... ... ... ..• *o68 
Chlorine ... ... ... ... ... traces. 
Iron Peroxide ... ... ... ... ... 6*936 
Alumina ... ... ... -•« ... 13*301 
Manganese Oxide ... ... ... ... traces 
Calcium Oxide ... ... ..t ... ... '024 
Magnesium Oxide .«. ... ... ... 1*019 
4 Potassium Oxide... ••• ... ... ... 1*026 
Sodium Oxide ... ... ... ... ... '258 
Clay and Combined Silica ... ... ... 49*100 
Quartz Sand ... ... ... ... ... 10*415 
100*000 
Remark t—A soil of considerable fertility, but very deficient in lime 
and available phosphates. I would recommend the liberal use of lime 
and of slag phosphate meal in this soil. 
1 contains Nitrogen ... ..* ... >•• '123 
2 „ , '"9 
1 and 2 contain total Nitrogen ... ... ... '242 
3 soluble in i 0/0 Citric Acid Solution ... ... races. 
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