| Sir Humphry Davy, George Sinclair, John Russell Duke of Bedford - 1815 - 452 pages
...Bagshot-heath gained only 8 .grains, I Water, and the decomposing animal and vegetable matter existing in the soil, constitute the true nourishment of plants...as to supply it in, the proper proportions to the foots of the vegetables, so they are likewise efficacious in producing the proper distribution of the... | |
| John Claudius Loudon - 1825 - 1250 pages
...organic matter ; both these exist only in soils, not in pure earths ; but the earthy parts of the soils are useful in retaining water, so as to supply it...proper proportions to the roots of the vegetables, and they are likewise efficacious in producing the proper distribution of the animal or vegetable matter.... | |
| Sir Henry Steuart - 1828 - 536 pages
...to supply it, in due proportions, to the roots of vegetables ; and they likewise act, in producing a proper distribution of the animal or vegetable matter. When equally mixed with it, they prevent it from too . rapid a decomposition ; and they also supply the soluble parts in their due proportions. Kirwan,... | |
| sir Henry Seton Steuart (1st bart.) - 1828 - 602 pages
...to supply it in due proportions to the roots of vegetables ; and they likewise act, in producing a proper distribution of the animal or vegetable matter. When equally mixed with it, they prevent it from too rapid a decomposition ; and they also supply the soluble parts in their due proportions. Kirwan,... | |
| Sir Henry Steuart - 1832 - 444 pages
...to supply it in due proportions to the roots of vegetables ; and they likewise act, in producing a proper distribution of the animal or vegetable matter. When equally mixed with it, 159 they prevent it from too rapid a decomposition ; 'and they also supply the soluble parts in their... | |
| John Claudius Loudon - 1835 - 1326 pages
...organic matter : both these exist only in soils, not in pure earths ; but the earthy parts of the soils are useful in retaining water, so as to supply it,...proper proportions, to the roots of the vegetables ; and they are likewise efficacious in producing the proper distribution of the animal or vegetable... | |
| Sir Joseph Paxton - 1838 - 388 pages
...useful in detaining water, so as to supply the proper proportions to the roots of the vegetables, and they are likewise efficacious in producing the proper distribution of the animal or vegetable matter." The earths, when duly mixed with such matter, prevent it from decomposing too rapidly, and regulate... | |
| John Towers (C.M.H.S.) - 1839 - 746 pages
...useful in detaining water, so as to supply the proper proportions to the roots of the vegetables, aud they are likewise efficacious in producing the proper distribution of the animal or vegetable matter." The earths, when duly mixed with such matter, prevent it from decomposing too rapidly, and regulate... | |
| Adam Beatty - 1844 - 314 pages
...growth. Sir H. Davy, (p. 54,) says "water and the decomposing animal and vegetable matter, existing in a soil, constitute the true nourishment of plants; and...are useful in retaining water, so as to supply it in proper proportions to the roots of the vegetables, so they are likewise efficacious in producing the... | |
| Thomas Griffiths - 1846 - 440 pages
...and upon the surface exposed. " Water, and the decomposing animal and vegetable matter existing in the soil, constitute the true nourishment of plants:...in producing the proper distribution of the animal and vegetable matter of manure; when equally mixed with it they prevent it from decomposing too rapidly,... | |
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