 | Alexander Hunter - Agriculture - 1804 - 598 pages
...in the neighbourhood of the lake of Thun, in Switzerland. The soil to which the trees are affixed, and in which they grew, is a soft greasy clay ; but, for many inches above its surface, the soil is entirely composed of rotten leaves, scarcely distinguishable to the eye, many... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 546 pages
...the fossil wood found near the lake of Thun, in Switzerland. The soil to which the trees are affixed, and in which they grew, is a soft greasy clay ; but, for many inches above its surface, the soil is entirely composed of rotten leaves, scarcely distinguishable to the eye, many... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 540 pages
...the fossil wood found near the lake of Thun, in Switzerland. The soil to which the trees are affixed, and in which they grew, is a soft greasy clay ; but, for many inches above its surface, the soil is entirely composed of rotten leaves, scarcely distinguishable to the eye, many... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - Natural history - 1821 - 538 pages
...found near the lake of Tbun, in Switzerland. The soil to which the trees are affixed, and in whicb they grew, is a soft greasy clay ; but, for many inches above its surface, the soil is entirely composed of rotten leaves, scarcely distinguishable to the eye, many... | |
 | Edmund Oldfield (of Long Sutton.) - Candleshoe (England : Hundred) - 1829 - 454 pages
...the fossil wood found near the lake of Thun, in Switzerland. The soil to which the trees are affixed, and in which they grew, is a soft greasy clay ; but, for many inches above its surface, the soil is entirely composed of rotten leaves, scarcely distinguishable to the eye, many... | |
 | Thomas Allen - 1830 - 478 pages
...this fenny and moist tract in a light flaming fire all over." In the Philosophical Transactions* is a very long and particular description of a sub-marine...which is found here, so perfectly agrees with that No. 481. E BOOK I. Strata at Sutton. Strata at Boston. found in other parts of the level, as to justify... | |
 | Thomas Allen - Lincolnshire (England) - 1834 - 430 pages
...the fossil wood found near the lake of Thun, in Switzerland. The soil to which the trees are affixed, and in which they grew, is a soft greasy clay; but, for many inches above its surface, the soil is entirely composed of rotten leaves, scarcely distinguishable to the eye, many... | |
 | Pishey Thompson - Boston (England) - 1856 - 886 pages
...whole of the coast from Skegness to Grimsby, particularly at Addlethorpe and Mablethorpe. The varieties of timber which are yet distinguishable are birch,...vegetable soil, which is found here, so perfectly agrees witli that found in other parts of the level, as to justify the idea of their being formed by similar... | |
 | Pishey Thompson - Boston (England). - 1856 - 865 pages
...whole of the coast from Skegness to Grimsby, particularly at Addlethorpe and Mablethorpe. The varieties of timber which are yet distinguishable are birch,...which the forest has formed, deepens very suddenly. Speaking of submarine forests, Sir CHARLES LYELL says,— " I have already hinted that the explanation... | |
 | 1880 - 572 pages
...visible. Birch, fir, and oak are the trees which are the most distinguishable ; the soil in which they are fixed and in which they grew is a soft greasy clay, above which is a stratum of decayed leaves and other vegetable matter several inches thick. Dr. de... | |
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The sorts of timber which are yet distinguishable are birch, fir, and oak. The soil to which the trees are fixed, and in which they grew, is a soft greasy clay, but for many inches above that, the soil is composed of decayed leaves and other vegetable... 