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in a neighbourhood , with a view to trace the variations in its soils according to
the change of the substrata . ... There is certainly no district in the British empire
where the natural relations between the varieties of soil and the subjacent rocks
can ...
in a neighbourhood , with a view to trace the variations in its soils according to
the change of the substrata . ... There is certainly no district in the British empire
where the natural relations between the varieties of soil and the subjacent rocks
can ...
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The county of Cornwall may be said to consist of four primary rocks , each of
which , by decomposition , gives origin to a peculiar soil , distinct in its nature and
characters , and requiring an appropriate system of cultivation and improvement .
The county of Cornwall may be said to consist of four primary rocks , each of
which , by decomposition , gives origin to a peculiar soil , distinct in its nature and
characters , and requiring an appropriate system of cultivation and improvement .
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The relative proportion of mica appears also to have some influence , and where
this ingredient occurs in considerable quantities , it is generally indicative of a
poor and light soil . There are , besides , incidental ingredients in granite which ...
The relative proportion of mica appears also to have some influence , and where
this ingredient occurs in considerable quantities , it is generally indicative of a
poor and light soil . There are , besides , incidental ingredients in granite which ...
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greatest fertility , the proportion of siliceous matter in a soil ought to be increased
according to the quantity of rain that falls , or rather , perhaps , to the frequency of
its recurrence ; for it is evident , that one of the principal effects of this element ...
greatest fertility , the proportion of siliceous matter in a soil ought to be increased
according to the quantity of rain that falls , or rather , perhaps , to the frequency of
its recurrence ; for it is evident , that one of the principal effects of this element ...
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The essential character of a growan , or granitic soil , may be stated to be a
peculiar unsusceptibility to all external agents , and an inaptitude in its internal
composition , to those chemical changes with which fertility seems connected .
There is ...
The essential character of a growan , or granitic soil , may be stated to be a
peculiar unsusceptibility to all external agents , and an inaptitude in its internal
composition , to those chemical changes with which fertility seems connected .
There is ...
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