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Now ready, New Edition revised and enlarged. • .0,01, M. 61.
DI URAL CHEMISTRY : en Eleme-,,tary Introdue-
ii_P..l tion to the Study ot the Selena° itt its P.elation to Agriculture.
lly EDWARD deux, ?ALS., V.L.S., P. 0.8.. t:.on. Member of the Royal
Agricultural Society, Engiand.—Cosrmr,,,,
Chapter I.—Objects of chemistry— :Malty—Nature of Combination
and deeemposition—Tbe elements—The air, its properties and com-
nmitiao—Oxygen and nitrogen—Combustion, results of combustion—
Carbmic acid gas—Vater, ice and steam—Lift:cis of frost—Latent
heat—Composition of water —lirdnagen.
Chapter IL—Carbon, its dibecent forms--Cohetdon—Comburtiou
and decay—Carbonic acid gas, produced by respiration, combustion,
fermentation, tae.—Nature of acids and salts—Ghrburetted hydrogen,
fire damps, coal stas—Compotuula all definite—Combining weights—
Otrbonic oxide—Nitrogen combined with hydrogen forms ammonia
—Nitric acid--Nitrates—Sulphur, sulphurous acids—Sulphuric acid,
sulphates—Sulphuretted hydmeen—Chlorine, meriatic acid—lodine,
Bromine —Phosphorus, phoephoric acid.
Chapter lll.—Baste—Alkalies—Potash, Its properties--Carbonate
and nitrate of potash, gunpowder—Soda, common salt, sulphate, ear-
bonaM and nitrate of soda—Ammonia, its carbonate, sulphate, mu-
elate, and phosphate—The alkaline earths—Lime, its nature and pro-
pernea--Carbonate, sulphate, and phosphate of lime—Magnesia, its
carbonate, sulphate, muriate, and ph
Chapter IV.--:The earths —Alwnha=uperties--Alum, Silica, or
silicie acid—
Silicates of potash and soda - Class—Silicates in the soil,
in plants--The metals, their oxides and salts---Insii, its oxides—Pyrites
—Sulphate of lion, or grven ritriol--Gold--Sdver —Mercury—Copper
—Chapteringane Lead—Metallic alloy".
V.—Organic matter—Vegetable subetaners--Lignin, or
woody tibro-111arch, varieties of starch—Gurn, soluble and insolubte
—Suar--Camnandgrape sugar--Gluten, albumen, casebie,legumine,
ftbirgeinemisil changes—rennentation—Spirit of wine—
V alkb— eles. Wilt* 1.11110 and oxalic aekts—
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MMISIUt--Ajarow,
horn, A .—Protein, food of
lotion of the blood—Crine.
Chapter Vi.—The food of plants—ubstances derived from the
air —Sources of oxygen, hydrerost, nitrogen, and carton—Substanixs
derived from the soil—Sources of earthy substaineca—Composition of
soils, their formation—Decompositien of silicates—Mechanical struc-
ture of soils—The saline constituents of wall—Organic matters in
soils, humus, halide acid, their use in roils—Germination, malting—
Moisture, air, and warmth—lnfluence of light—rust. of the leaves—
Roots—Formation of organic matter—Flowers, fruit, seeds—Organic,
and organised matter—Vitality of embryo—Nature of weds—karthy
substances to plants—Effects of climate—Action of plants on the air.
Chapter Vll.—Deterioration of soils, it, sause—modes of maintain_
Mg the fertility of the soil—Theory of fallowing—botation of crops-7
Subsoil ploughing—Draining—Manure—Organic
manure— An
manure ; contains nitrogen—Remlts of putrefaction—Sub burstted
hydrogen—Loss of manure—liquid manure—Animal exei novas,
guano —Modes of affixing ammoMa, by acids, by gypsurn, &c.— Stro ig
manuree—Wool, rags, oils—Bones —Superphosphate of lime— Veg:-
table manures Sawdust, seaweed -Green manures—lrrinaticet
Inorganic manures—Lime, chalk, marl, shell, sand--Gypsum—l boa.
pluee of lime—Ashes—Burnt clay—Soot, charcoal—Das liquor
Potash—Alkaline salts—Nitrates, common salt—Salt and lime.
Chapter Vlll.—Compoaltion of particular cross—Composition of
Wheat—Barley--Osts—Kye—Maine—Rke—Bueltwheat— Linseed—
fientp.seed—dil.iieedis— beans— Peas—Lentils—Vetebes-- Potatoes—
Itatataa, Jerusalem Artichoke—Oxalis Cabbage-1 urnipa Sweet
Potato —Carrot—Parsnip—Clover—Lucern—Saintfoin. Comm:Moo
of particular manures—Cow's urine—Horse dung—Pig's dung
human excrement—Urine—Bones of Oxen —Cows—liorrea—Plgs—
Farmyard dung--Cuano—Wood aabes—Lixiviated ashes—Peat ashes
—Kelp.
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