Am.  Jour.  Pharm. ) 
May,  1921.  S 
Pelargonium-Oil. 
per  hectare.  He  tries  (see  table  below)  to  prove  that  lime  is  worth- 
less (cf.  columns  5-6  of  the  table)  and  chloride  of  potassium  and 
nitrate  of  natrium  prejudicial  (columns  7-9)  to  the  plant.  De  Vil- 
lele  (pp.  218-219,  249-251),  on  the  other  hand,  maintains  that  lime 
is  an  excellent  manure  for  acid  soils  such  as  are  frequently  found  in 
Reunion. 
Results  of  an  are. 
2d  ctg. 
May-    3d  ctg.  4th  ctg. 
Kind  of  Manure,  1st  ctg.      June,     Nov.,  Mar., 
(According  to  Boutilly,  p.  178)  Jan.,  1895.    1895-      1895.    1896.  Total. 
1.335        14       -5i  4-33 
1.405        1.3       .525  4-295 
1.165         .925    -54  3.8i 
.993         .88     .49  3.13 
.09  -8      .485  2.965 
.635  1.  -3i  2.74 
.67  .89     .44-  2.32 
.8  .61     .325  2.225 
.515         .855    .24  2.225 
He  sees  a  confirmation  of  his  opinion  in  analysis.  The  good 
effect  of  superphosphate  is  due,  in  his  opinion,  less  to  the  phosphate 
itself  than  to  the  sulphate  of  lime,  which  is  mixed  with  it. 
Belle,  whose  plantations  are  situated  in  France  at  Biot,  Dept. 
des  Alpes  Maritimes,  recommends  800  kg.  of  superphosphate,  600 
kg.  of  nitrate  of  sodium,  and  400  kg.  of  chloride  of  potassium 
per  hectare  (Charabot  and  Gatin,  p.  291). 
Lecq  and  Riviere  recommend  300  kg.  of  sulphate  of  ammonium, 
and  150  kg.  of  sulphate  of  potassium  (Charabot  and  Gatin,  p.  291). 
Jolivet  uses  300  kg.  of  superphosphate,  200  kg.  of  nitrate  of 
sodium  or,  in  place  of  the  latter,  150  kg.  of  sulphate  of  ammonium, 
and  150  kg.  of  potassium  (Charabot  and  Gatin,  p.  291). 
PROPAGATION. 
The  propagation  is  made  by  cuttings,  as  the  plant  is  mostly 
sterile.  I  have  found,  however,  wild  specimens  producing  fruits  in 
the  outskirts  of  the  town  of  Alger,  near  Maison  Carree.  For  the 
propagation  the  third  cut  is  generally  used,  the  autumn  drivings, 
I. 
Superphosphate, 
200  kg. 
1.085 
2. 
Superphosphate. 
100  kg.  1 
'  1.065 
Nitrate  of  sodium, 
50  kg. 
Lime, 
50  kg.  J 
3- 
Superphosphate, 
150  kg. 
1. 18 
Chloride  of  potassium, 
50  kg.  j 
4- 
Superphosphate, 
60  kg. 
Chloride  of  potassium, 
50  kg- 
|  765 
Nitrate  of  sodium, 
20  kg. 
Lime, 
70  kg." 
5- 
Lime, 
200  kg. 
.690 
6. 
Without  manure, 
•795 
7' 
Chloride  of  potassium, 
200  kg. 
•32 
8. 
Chloride  of  potassium, 
150  kg.l 
\  -49 
Nitrate  of  sodium, 
50  kg.  j 
9- 
Nitrate  of  sodium, 
200  kg. 
.615 
