Chapter XXVI: Section IX: Analyses of the Ashes of Plants

(_Extracted from the Author's "Chemistry of Agriculture."_)

Those numbers marked with an asterisk refer to 100 parts of the substance in its natural or undried state; the remaining numbers refer to 100 parts when dried.

+----------------------+-------+---------------+-------+-------+-------+
| | | Flax. | | | |
| | +-------+-------+ | | White |
| | Rape | | | Peas. | Kidney| Turnip|
| | Seed. | Stalk.| Seed. | | Beans.| Seed. |
+----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|Potash | 25.18 | 34.96 | 32.55 | 43.09 | 36.83 | 21.91 |
|Soda | ... | ... | 2.51 | ... | 18.40 | 1.23 |
|Lime | 12.91 | 15.87 | 9.45 | 4.77 | 7.75 | 17.40 |
|Magnesia | 11.39 | 3.68 | 16.23 | 8.06 | 6.33 | 8.74 |
|Sesquioxide of Iron | 0.62 | 4.84 | 0.38 | ... | 2.24 | 1.95 |
| " Manganese | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
|Sulphuric Acid | 0.53 | 4.99 | 1.43 | 0.44 | 3.96 | 7.10 |
|Muriatic Acid | 0.11 | ... | ... | 1.96 | ... | ... |
|Carbonic Acid | 2.20 | 13.39 | ... | ... | ... | 0.82 |
|Phosphoric Acid | 45.95 | 8.48 | 35.99 | 40.56 | 11.60 | 40.17 |
|Silica | 1.11 | 5.60 | 1.46 | 0.79 | 4.09 | 0.67 |
|Chloride of Potassium | ... | 7.65 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
|Chloride of Sodium | ... | 0.54 | ... | ... | 2.80 | ... |
| +-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Total |100.00 |100.00 |100.00 | 99.67 |100.00 | 99.99 |
| Per-centage of Ash | 4.51 | 5.00 | 3.05 | 5.21 | 0.68 | 3.98 |
| | | | | | * | |
+----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+

+----------------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+--------+
| | | | | | |
| | Turnip | | Mangel | | |
| | Bulb |Cucumber.| Wurtzel|Potatoes | Hop |
| | (Swede).| | Seed. |(tubers).|Flowers.|
+----------------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+--------+
|Potash | 39.82 | 47.52 | 16.08 | 35.15 | 19.41 |
|Soda | 10.86 | ... | 6.86 | 5.77 | 0.70 |
|Lime | 12.75 | 6.31 | 13.42 | 2.14 | 14.15 |
|Magnesia | 4.68 | 4.26 | 15.22 | 2.69 | 5.34 |
|Sesquioxide of Iron | 0.89 | ... | 0.40 | 1.79 | 2.41 |
| " Manganese | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
|Sulphuric Acid | 13.15 | 4.60 | 3.64 | 3.29 | 8.28 |
|Muriatic Acid | 3.68 | ... | ... | ... | 2.26 |
|Carbonic Acid | ... | ... | 13.85 | 17.14 | 11.01 |
|Phosphoric Acid | 6.69 | 18.03 | 13.35 | 20.70 | 14.64 |
|Silica | 7.05 | 7.12 | 1.86 | 3.00 | 18.56 |
|Chloride of Potassium | ... | 4.19 | ... | 1.84 | ... |
|Chloride of Sodium | ... | 9.06 | 15.30 | 6.49 | 2.95 |
| +---------+---------+--------+---------+--------+
| Total | 99.57 | 100.09 | 99.98 | 100.00 | 99.71 |
| Per-centage of Ash | 7.60 | 0.63 | 6.58 | | 6.05 |
| | | * | | | |
+----------------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+--------+

The number marked with an asterisk refers to 100 parts of the substance in its natural or undried state; the remaining numbers refer to 100 parts when dried.

+----------------------+--------+--------+--------+------+-------------+
| | | | |Husks | Rye. |
| |Cauli- |Hopeton |Potato | of +-------------+
| |flowers.|Oats |Oats. |Potato|Grain.|Straw.|
| | |(Grain).|(Grain).|Oats. | | |
+----------------------+--------+--------+--------+------+------+------+
|Potash | 34.39 | 20.65 | \ | 2.23| 31.76| 17.36|
| | | | }31.56| | | |
|Soda | 14.79 | ... | / | 8.97| 4.45| 0.31|
|Lime | 2.96 | 10.28 | 5.32| 4.30| 2.92| 9.06|
|Magnesia | 2.38 | 7.82 | 8.69| 2.35| 10.13| 2.41|
|Sesquioxide of Iron | 1.69 | 3.85 | 0.88| 0.32| 0.82| 1.36|
| " Manganese | ... | 0.42 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
|Sulphuric Acid | 11.16 | ... | ... | 4.30| 1.46| 0.83|
|Muriatic Acid | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.46|
|Carbonic Acid | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
|Phosphoric Acid | 27.85 | 50.44 | 49.19| 0.66| 47.29| 3.82|
|Silica | 1.92 | 4.40 | 1.87| 74.18| 0.17| 64.50|
|Chloride of Potassium | ... | 1.03 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
|Chloride of Sodium | 2.86 | ... | 0.35| 2.39| ... | ... |
| +--------+--------+--------+------+------+------+
| Total | 100.00 | 98.89 | 97.86| 99.70|100.00|100.11|
| Per-centage of Ash | 0.71 | | 2.22| | 2.30| 2.60|
| | * | | | | | |
+----------------------+--------+--------+--------+------+------+------+

+----------------------+-------+---------------------------------------+
| | | Grasses (in flower). |
| | Hay. +---------------------------------------+
| | |Bromus |Lolium | Annual | Avena |
| | |erectus.|perenne.|Ryegrass.|flavesceus.|
+----------------------+-------+--------+--------+---------+-----------+
|Potash | 20.80 | 20.33 | 24.67 | 28.99 | 36.06 |
|Soda | 10.85 | ... | ... | 0.87 | 0.73 |
|Lime | 8.24 | 10.38 | 9.64 | 6.82 | 7.98 |
|Magnesia | 4.01 | 4.99 | 2.85 | 2.59 | 3.07 |
|Sesquioxide of Iron | 1.83 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.28 | 2.40 |
| " Manganese| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
|Sulphuric Acid | 2.11 | 5.46 | 5.20 | 3.45 | 4.00 |
|Muriatic Acid | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
|Carbonic Acid | 0.68 | 0.55 | 0.49 | ... | ... |
|Phosphoric Acid | 15.43 | 7.53 | 8.73 | 10.07 | 9.31 |
|Silica | 30.01 | 38.48 | 27.13 | 41.79 | 35.20 |
|Chloride of Potassium | ... | 10.63 | 13.80 | ... | ... |
|Chloride of Sodium | 5.09 | 1.38 | 7.25 | 5.11 | 1.25 |
| +-------+--------+--------+---------+-----------+
| Total | 99.05 | 99.99 | 99.97 | 99.97 | 100.00 |
| Per-centage of Ash | | 5.21 | 7.54 | 6.45 | 5.20 |
| | | | | | |
+----------------------+-------+--------+--------+---------+-----------+

Those numbers marked with an asterisk refer to 100 parts of the substance in its natural or undried state; the remaining numbers refer to 100 parts when dried.

+----------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
| | | |Kohl-rabi, from|
| | Broccoli. | Cow Cabbage. | chalk soil. |
| +-------+-------+-------+-------+---------------+
| | Root. |Leaves.|Leaves.|Stalk. |Leaves.| Tuber.|
+----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|Potash | 47.16 | 22.10 | 40.86 | 40.93 | 9.31 | 36.27 |
|Soda | ... | 7.55 | 2.43 | 4.05 | ... | 2.84 |
|Lime | 4.70 | 28.44 | 15.01 | 10.61 | 30.31 | 10.20 |
|Magnesia | 3.93 | 3.43 | 2.39 | 3.85 | 3.62 | 2.36 |
|Sesquioxide of Iron | ... | ... | 0.77 | 0.41 | 5.50 | 0.38 |
| " Manganese | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
|Sulphuric Acid | 10.35 | 16.10 | 7.27 | 11.11 | 10.63 | 11.43 |
|Muriatic Acid | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
|Carbonic Acid | ... | ... | 16.68 | 6.33 | 8.97 | 10.24 |
|Phosphoric Acid | 25.83 | 19.81 | 12.52 | 19.57 | 9.43 | 13.46 |
|Silica | 1.81 | 2.83 | 1.66 | 1.04 | 9.57 | 0.82 |
|Chloride of Potassium | 6.22 | ... | ... | ... | 5.99 | ... |
|Chloride of Sodium |a trace| ... | ... | 2.08 | 6.66 | 11.90 |
| +-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Total |100.00 |100.26 | 99.99 | 99.98 | 99.99 | 99.90 |
| Per-centage of Ash | 1.01 | 1.70 | 0.70 | 1.24 | 18.54 | 8.09 |
| | * | * | * | * | | |
+----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+

+----------------------+----------+-----------------+------------------+
| | | | |
| | Wheat | Wheat. | Barley. |
| | (Grain). +--------+--------+---------+--------+
| | | Grain. | Straw. | Grain. | Straw. |
+----------------------+----------+--------+--------+---------+--------+
|Potash | 29.51 | 25.92 | 10.78 | 32.02 | 14.37 |
|Soda | 10.61 | ... | ... | 1.21 | 0.28 |
|Lime | 0.99 | 3.80 | 2.44 | 3.39 | 8.50 |
|Magnesia | 10.60 | 12.27 | 3.23 | 10.99 | 1.70 |
|Sesquioxide of Iron | ... | 1.12 | 0.54 | 0.15 | 0.20 |
| " Manganese | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
|Sulphuric Acid | 0.09 | ... | 1.77 | ... | 2.22 |
|Muriatic Acid | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
|Carbonic Acid | ... | 4.43 | 6.01 | 0.48 | 1.25 |
|Phosphoric Acid | 47.55 | 43.44 | 3.69 | 29.92 | 4.22 |
|Silica | 0.11 | 7.16 | 64.84 | 21.12 | 62.89 |
|Chloride of Potassium | ... | 1.03 | 3.96 | ... | ... |
|Chloride of Sodium | 0.54 | ... | 0.42 | 0.72 | 4.37 |
| +----------+--------+--------+---------+--------+
| Total | 100.00 | 99.17 | 99.68 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Per-centage of Ash | 2.32 | 1.645 | 5.252 | 2.22 | 5.49 |
| | | | | | |
+----------------------+----------+--------+--------+---------+--------+