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64 BULLETIN OF THE BUSSEY INSTITUTION. 
The foregoing set of experiments shows very clearly how plants are 
affected by the several solutions when applied to a really sterile sand. 
Series D. Ser 4. New JERSEY GREEN SAND. 
The crop (harvested March 14, 1878). 
igh 
No. of; The green sand was tile Pt 
on watered with grammes Grew to height Had 
(dried at in inches. seeds.| Remarks. 
ss 
3.060 
© 
poe. of oe 26 |Some blossoms. 
ash . 
phosphate of potash 54 |Some blossoms. 
Nitrate of potash, 
te Re Re et et pet 
2.530 17 |Some blossoms. 
sulphate of magne- 
sia . 
Phosphate of potash, Q \Only two plants, 
Nitrate of ines 2.540 
2 0.095 
sulphate of lime 
Phosphate of potash, 
1 | ( Sulphate of pecs. 0.170 j 1 ant = a 3 
sia . 2 = 7 
g | Sulphate oftime: )) 099 | $2 = 71] 4 lonty two tnt 
1 “ = 8). 
3 { Chloride of potas: | 0.100 }t <= of 2 
sium > Le SS 5) See 
. 1 “ = 6 
4 | Phosphate of potash | 0.085 } cc => of ? 
1 it = 4 
1° se 38 
5 | Nitrate of potash . | 3.520 }1 oe = 151 22 
: 1): opera ® . Very rank 
6 Nitrate of lime . . 8.080 3 Sees 50 growth 
7 Nitrate of ammonia 1.690 9 iat 31 
1) 50) (reeweag 
8 | Rain-water . 0.120 }1 cc > sf 3 
Li Sr Kee 
Nitrate of potash and 1. * See 
1 =17 
1 = 14 
1 = 18 
iw sf 
1 = 14 
if = 19 
2 = 16 
2 8 
vj 
5 
Only two plants. 
=o 
~ 
sulphate of magne- 
0.065 ; ¥ 
sla . 
: 
) i 
a "of lime, ‘ 
) : 
‘=| 
39 
ie) 
= 
7 
cs 
ash, sulphate of 
magnesia . 
Nitrate of lime phos- 
phate ‘of potash, 
sulphate of lime’ 
Nitrate of lime, chlo- 
> 
1 = 1 
2.640 1 << =1 12 |A few blossoms. 
1 =1 
ride of potassium, 11 tht eee an Many blossoms. 
16 sulphate of magne- 1.450 | Liat vache 7 Only two 
ie # plants, 
sia, phosphate of 
potash . : 
