| Peas. | Beans. | Red Clover. | Sainfoin. | Wheat Grain. | Straw. | Barley. | Oats. | Turnip Root. | |
| Potassa | 42·43 | 36·72 | 18·44 | 31·90 | 29·76 | 10·51 | 20·07 | 17·70 | 23·70 |
| Soda | 3·27 | 0·14 | 2·79 | ... | 5·26 | 1·03 | 4·56 | 3·84 | 14·75 |
| Lime | 5·73 | 12·06 | 35·02 | 24·30 | 2·88 | 5·91 | 1·48 | 3·54 | 11·82 |
| Magnesia | 5·92 | 6·00 | 11·91 | 5·03 | 11·06 | 1·25 | 7·45 | 7·33 | 3·28 |
| Sesquioxide of Iron | 0·44 | 0·65 | 0·98 | 0·61 | 0·23 | 0·07 | 0·51 | 0·49 | 0·47 |
| Sulphuric acid | 6·23 | 4·28 | 3·91 | 3·28 | 0·11 | 2·14 | 0·79 | 1·10 | 16·13 |
| Silica | 1·74 | 1·52 | 4·03 | 3·22 | 2·23 | 73·57 | 32·73 | 38·48 | 2·69 |
| Carbonic acid | 4·38 | 1·63 | 12·92 | 15·20 | 0·22 | ... | ... | ... | 10·47 |
| Phosphoric acid | 29·92 | 33·74 | 5·82 | 9·35 | 48·21 | 5·51 | 31·69 | 26·46 | 9·31 |
| Chloride of potassium | ... | ... | ... | 6·24 | ... | ... | ... | 0·92 | ... |
| Chloride of sodium | ... | 3·26 | 4·13 | 0·78 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7·05 |
| —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Total amount | 99·96 | 100·00 | 99·95 | 99·96 | 99·96 | 99·99 | 99·98 | 99·96 | 99·93 |
| Per-centage of dry ash in dry substance | 2·60 | 2·90 | 7·87 | 6·37 | 2·05 | ... | 2·50 | 2·50 | 6·00 |
| Per-centage of ash in the fresh substance | 2·24 | 2·54 | 6·77 | 5·65 | 1·81 | ... | 2·25 | 2·27 | 0·75 |
| Turnip Leaves. | Beet Root. | Carrot Root. | Potatoes. | Lettuce Leaves and Stalks. | Olive-tree Wood. | Hops. | Hay. | Clupea Sprouts. | |
| [85] | [86] | [87] | [88] | [89] | [90] | ||||
| Potassa | 11·56 | 21·68 | 37·55 | 25·41 | 22·37 | 20·60 | 24·88 | 11·93 | 17·23 |
| Soda | 12·43 | 3·13 | 12·63 | ... | 18·50 | ... | ... | 1·07 | 1·19 |
| Lime | 28·49 | 1·90 | 9·76 | 2·34 | 10·43 | 63·02 | 21·59 | 14·76 | 23·57 |
| Magnesia | 2·62 | 1·79 | 3·78 | 4·17 | 5·68 | 2·31 | 4·69 | 5·30 | 3·01 |
| Sesquioxide of Iron | 3·02 | 0·52 | 6·74 | 0·50 | 2·82 | ... | 1·75 | 2·75 | 0·28 |
| Sulphuric acid | 10·36 | 3·14 | 6·34 | 4·71 | 3·85 | 3·09 | 7·27 | 0·20 | ... |
| Silica | 8·04 | 1·40 | 0·76 | 3·64 | 11·86 | 3·82 | 19·71 | 53·43 | ... |
| Carbonic acid | 6·18 | 15·23 | 15·15 | ... | ... | ... | 2·17 | ... | ... |
| Phosphoric acid | 4·85 | 1·65 | 8·37 | 10·38 | 9·38 | 4·77 | 14·47 | 6·34 | 43·52 |
| Chloride of potassium | ... | ... | ... | 12·40 | ... | 1·09 | ... | ... | ... |
| Chloride of sodium | 12·41 | 49·51 | 4·91 | Trace | 15·09 | ... | 3·42 | 2·27 | 11·19 |
| —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Total amount | 99·96 | 99·96 | 99·99 | 100·00 | 99·99 | 100·00 | 99·95 | 100·00 | 100·00 |
| Per-centage of dry ash in dry substance | 16·40 | 11·32 | 5·12 | 4·86 | ... | 0·58 | 5·95 | 6·97 | ... |
| Per-centage of ash in the fresh substance | 1·97 | 1·02 | 0·77 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6·15 | ... |
[85] Griepenkerl.
[86] Griepenkerl.
[87] A. Müller.
[88] Way.
[89] Hubert.
[90] Way.
Coal ashes, when mixed with excrement, besides disinfecting the latter, make an excellent manure.
ASPAR′AGIN (-ă-jĭn). C4H8N2O3. [Eng., Fr.] Syn. Althe′ine, Aspar′amide, Mal′amide*; Asparagi′na, Asparagi′num, L.; Agédoïle, Fr.; Spargelstoff, Ger. A peculiar azotised principle discovered by Vauquelin and Robiquet in asparagus, and since found in the potato, marsh-mallow, liquorice, climbing vetch, and several other plants. Many plants which do not naturally contain it may be made to yield it by growing them in dark damp cellars; whilst many which only normally contain it in very small quantities are found to yield much more when allowed to vegetate in the same manner.