EFFECTS  OF  SOIL,  ETC.  ON  ACTIVE  PRINCIPLES  OF  PLANTS. 
Analysis  of  Soil  from  Mitcham. 
Crops  raised :  Lavender,  etc.    Yield  cf  Oil  per  acre,  8  lb. 
Carbonate  and  sulphate  of  lime     .       .       .  9'0 
Carbonate  of  magnesia         .       .       .       ,  3*8 
Alumina       .       .       .       .       .       ...  16*3 
Silica    ........  20.5 
Oxide  of  iron        ......  2*8 
Phosphate  of  lime        .       .       .       .       .  6*0 
Nitrate  and  phosphate  of  ammonia        .       .  3*0 
Organic  matter      .       .       .       .       .  .23*7 
Water  (lost  at  212°  F.)        ....  12*3 
Loss      ........  2*6 
100-0 
Analysis  of  Soil. 
Crops  raised :  Stramonium,  Henbane,  and  Belladonna. 
Phosphate  of  lime         .       .       .       .       .  4"  5 
Carbonate  of  lime          .....  12*0 
Alumina       .......  18*0 
Silica     ........  10*0 
Carbonate  of  magnesia         .       .       .       .  2*1 
Oxide  of  iron        ......  3*5 
Chloride  of  sodium        .....  2*5 
Nitrate  of  ammonia       .       .       .       .       .  1*7 
Water          .......  20*1 
Organic  matter     .       .       .       .       .  .24*0 
Loss      ........  1*6 
100-0 
Analysis  of  Soil. 
Natural  Soil. — Solanum  Dulcamara. 
Sulphate  of  lime     ......  2*0 
Silica     ........  36-0 
Carbonate  of  lime         .       .              .       .  14*2 
Alumina       .......  9*5 
Carbonate  of  magnesia          .       .       .       .  1*3 
Oxide  of  iron        ......  5*6 
Water   ........  12*4 
Organic  matter     .       .       .       .       .  .15.0 
Loss      ........  4-0 
100-0 
