Chapter 6

Marsh gas,40

Micro-organisms,56-62

Moorland,80

Mulch,87,90

Peat,37-40,130

Peat bogs, overflow of,38

Perspiration of plants,74

Plant food,41-52,62

Plant requirements,64

Ploughing,82

Pot experiments,41-52,54,69,71

Roads,30-32,101-112

Rolling the soil,84

Sand,6,22-32,41

Sand dunes,22

Sandy soils,68-72,102-108

Shrinkage of clay,10

Silt,7

Soil sampler,82,88

Sowing seed,84

Springs,24-31,111

Subsoil,2,4,42,48-51

Swelling of clay,11

Swelling of peat,38

Temperature of soil,86-93

Tilth,86

Van Helmont's experiment,46

Villages, situation of,24,30,126

Wastes,101,104

Water content of soil,88-93

Water, movement of in soils,65-68

Water supply and plant growth,69-74

Weathering,116

Weeds,94,97

Woodland,80,101


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