68 BULLETIN OF THE BUSSEY INSTITUTION. 
Ry in Coat-AsHEs (continued). 
The crop (harvested May 6, 1878). 
Weighed 
No. of The ashes were in 
Jar. watered with grammes Grew to height Bore 
(dried at in inches. ears. Remarks 
90 to 100 
deg’s C.) M52. ; ' 
; Nitrate of potash and ae 
9 ede <4 se 4,920 |2plants=12tol5| 0 { bushy Sani 
Nitrate of lime, nies One excesdine- 
tY phosphate of potash aae 1 plant =42 0 {iy bushy iat: 
Nitrate of potash and pie coe 
11 sulphate of magne- { 5.115 i fate. Comte 2 |Only two plants. 
sin crs 
Phosphate of potash i 1, * .=1 
i } and sulphate of lime t eRe al Fam. sel A Ooms ree sos 
Phosphate of potash CLS) 21 
13 and sulphate of}{| 0.930 Leh gs See 3 
magnesia . : le i) eae 
Nitrate of lime, 
phosphate of pot- | Pesky, : 
14 | ash, sulphate of 4.385 1 = 29 1 | Only one plant 
{| magnesia. . e 
Nitrate of lime sphos- 
15 phate. ‘:of «potash, ¥]' < .. . |) “282° D+ { ania of the 
and sulphate of lime eens d 
Nitrate of lime, chlo- 
ride of potassium, Only one plant, 
16 phosphate of pot- | 5.170 1 Sears 3 Lear the 
ash, sulphate of series, 
magnesia . 
The comparative yield of dry substance will appear from the follow- 
ing table ; the crop obtained by water alone being taken as unity. 
Comparative yield 
of dry substance ; 
the crop by water 
alone = 1. 
Chemicals used. 
Nitrate of lime, chloride of potassium, phosphate 4.877 
of potash, and sulphate of magnesia . bap: ‘ 
Nitrate of potash and sulphate of magnesia . . 4,825 
Nitrate of potash . . oe 4.802 
Nitrate of potash and phosphate of potash hors 4.642 
Nitrate of lime, sep et of ore and sul- 4.187 
phate of magnesia . . cies bute : pat : 
Nitrate of lines aa. AP ke |e kek ee ee 8.576 
Nitrate of ammonia . . at as 8.014 
Nitrate of lime and phosphate of potash Bae sae 2.802 
Chloride of potassium. . ... . Sik 1.368 
Phosphate of potash’/+ ) SGT ea ee 1.118 
Sulphate. offmagnesia's:..!.\ is cc: ss betes oe 1.109 
Rain-water . ‘ 1.000 
Phosphate of potash and ‘sulphate of magnesia ‘ 0.877 
Phosphate of potash and by sig of lime .. 0.873 
Sulphate of lime . . ane 0.406 
Re 
6 
7 
0 
3 
4 
1 
8 
3 
2 
2 
