 | Sir Humphry Davy, George Sinclair, John Russell Duke of Bedford - Agricultural chemistry - 1815 - 452 pages
...plants are capable of subsisting; these in their turn absorb nourishment from water and the atmosphere; and after perishing afford new materials to those...fix 'their roots, and which is fitted to reward the labours of the cultivator. In instances where successive generations of vegetables have grown upon... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1816 - 442 pages
...are capable of sabsisting ; these in their turn absorb nourishment from water and the atmosphere ; and after perishing afford new materials to those...processes, a soil' is formed in which even forest trees' caW fix their roots, and whi«h is fitted to reward' the labours of the cultivator. In instances where... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - 1822 - 1494 pages
...nourishment Frum water and the atmosphere ; and. after perishing, afford new materials to those aJrauly provided : the decomposition of the rock still continues ; and at length, by such ilow and gradual processes, a soil is formed in which even forest-trees can fix their roots, and w... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - 1825 - 1250 pages
...are capable of subsisting ; these in their turn absorb nourishment from water and the atmosphere ; and, after perishing, afford new materials to those-...gradual processes, a soil is formed in which even forest-trees can fix their roots, and which is fitted to reward the labora of the cultivator. £062.... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1826 - 488 pages
...are capable of subsisting ; these, in their turn, absorb nourishment from water and the atmosphere ; and, after perishing, afford new materials to those...fix their roots, and which is fitted to reward the labours of the cultivator."— See Davy's Agricultural Chemistry, pages 174, 175. Edit. 1821. (To be... | |
 | Agriculture - 1868 - 596 pages
...and after perishing contribute other materials to those already provided. The decomposition of thu rock still continues, and at length, by such slow...even forest trees can fix their roots, and which is sufficiently fertile to reward the labours of the husbandman. THE NORFOLK AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - Agriculture - 1826 - 1252 pages
...plants are capable of subsisting ; these in their turn absorb nourishment from water and the atmosphere; and, after perishing, afford new materials to those...and at length, by such slow and gradual processes, a boil ie formed in which even forest-trees can fix their roots, and which is fitted to reward the labors... | |
 | George Miller - 1826 - 864 pages
...these, in their turn, absorb nourishment from water and the atmosphere ; and, after perishing, alfonl new materials to those already provided : — the...still continues ; and at length, by such slow and gradnal processes, a soil is formed, in which even forest trees can fix their roots, and which is fitted... | |
 | Library, John Baxter - Agriculture - 1830 - 594 pages
...are capable of subsisting; these, in their turn, absorb nourishment from water and the atmosphere ; and, after perishing, afford new materials to those...fix their roots, and which is fitted to reward the labours of the cultivator. In instances where successive generations of vegetables havrgrown upon a... | |
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... matter, which mixes with the earthy materials of the rock ; in this improved soil more perfect plants are capable of subsisting ; these in their turn absorb nourishment from water and the atmosphere ; and after perishing, afford new materials to those... 
