[220] See Appendix, Note IV., p. 372.


APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XI.

NOTE I. (p. 364).

The following analysis will serve to show the composition of bone-meal:—

Moisture10.43
* Organic matter32.30
Phosphate of lime48.40
Carbonate of lime, magnesia, &c.7.20
Insoluble siliceous matter 1.67
100.00
* Containing:—
Nitrogen3.71
Equal to ammonia4.51

NOTE II. (p. 368).

Composition of Dissolved Bones.

The accompanying analysis may be taken as representing the average composition of dissolved bones:—