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The Fungicidal Properties of Liver of Sulphur

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

F. W. Foreman
F. W. Foreman
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, Cambridge.
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Liver of sulphur, according to Thorpe, is an alchemistic term coming down to us from a time when there was no clear distinction between the alkalies, potash and soda. As a rule, the preparation was made from crude carbonate of potash, mainly for the reason that this substance was more easily procurable than soda. It was obtained “ by fusing in a Hessian crucible a quantity of potassium carbonate with half its weight of flowers of sulphur, and the fused mass poured out on a greased flagstone and allowed to solidify.” From the peculiar liver-brown colour the product derived its name.

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Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 3 , Issue 4 , December 1910 , pp. 400 - 416
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1910

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References

1 Private communication to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries.

2 Thorpe's Dictionary of Applied Chemistry, p. 471.