ash constituents IN 1,000 
POUNDS OF AIK DRIED ROOTS. 
cC 
o 
o 
O • 
ft'S 
o< 
No. 17, washed. 
No. 17—2, not washed .. 
No. 17-a, washed. 
No. 17--a— 2, not washed. 
1.413 
1.267 
1.405 
1.323 
3.512 
4.554 
2.229 
0 
• pH 
f-> • 
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d 
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■+-> 
O 
pH 
ci 
O 
m 
O 
£ 
♦ pH 
J 
Magnesia. 
Oxide of 
Iron. 
Alumina. 
Oxide of 
Manganese 
Total 
1 268 
.295 
8.879 
.976 
7.207 
3.308 
.453 
533 
.141 
•28.015 
2 266 
.741 
10.925 
.944 
8.540 
4.245 
.378 
.325 
.067 
34.252 
706 
.219 
7.126 
.396 
7.430 
1.921 
.592 
.418 
.203 
22.645 
| 1.829 
| .471 
10.201 
1.831 
4.777 
2.300 
.437 
j .406 
.224 
27.874 
It is unfortunate that samples No. 17 and JJ‘* "5 
portions of the same larger sample. 1 hey are roots o 
tained at the same place,Tut not at theaame Ome.^The 
sr™; 
U^ToS'est w«e".with 
f ,,i „ saniDle No. j7-a-2 contains less of this substance 
fhan the washed roots from the same place. Because, of.this 
doubt a portion of sample No. 17-2, although jt 
the laboratory about five months and the solubi 1 y ~ 
a h Constituents had possibly changed. was treated wdl 
tepid water, the extract ' “ I ' 
ated with the same precautions which ha Vn ar tiaf analv 
the oreoaration of ash from other samples. A partial ana y 
£ o P l Sis ash was made With the 
the results of the preceding analyses The results arec 
culated on .,000 pounds air-dried matter as before on 
i, a ejc of i 6 oer cent, ash dissolved out, 1,000 pounds yi 
to watem sixteen pounds ash, containing ,1.99 pounds fixe, 
ash ingredients. j 
ASH OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT. _J 
O 
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o 
No. 17—2, air dried. 
cc 
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A 
Pi 
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a 
u 
O 
X 
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S 3 
73 
850 2.050 1.252 
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o 
P-, 
o 
73 
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s 
>.166 
.554 
CD 
© 
a 
be 
C3 
3 
.660 1.270 
o . 
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o 
CS 
d 
S 
d 
.118 
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CD 
© 
d 
cS 
bC 
a 
a 
a 
H 
.070 
12.0 
* Not determined. j 
Showing that even a larger proportion of the pho 
phoric acid, sulphuric acid and particularly of the potas 
went into solution under these conditions than the prece, 
ing analyses indicate as probable. 
