 | Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland - Asia - 1839 - 586 pages
...not in their nature. Their structure is light, porous, and friable, of such a nature as to present a considerable retentive power for water, and yet, from its openness, to allow of a considerable degree of drainage. They consist principally of sand, which, in the different specimens,... | |
 | Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland - Asia - 1839 - 592 pages
...not in their nature. Their structure is light, porous, and friable, of such 'a nature as to present a considerable retentive power for water? and yet, from its openness, to allow of a considerable degree of drainage. They consist principally of sand, which, in the different specimens,... | |
 | India - 1862 - 394 pages
...a good product,' the structure of all is light, porous and friable, of such a nature as to possess considerable retentive power for water, and yet from...openness, to allow of a sufficient degree of drainage. The Georgian soils ' consist mostly of sand and all contain ' alumina, oxide of iron and of manganese,... | |
 | John Forbes Royle - 1851 - 678 pages
...product ;" a fourth was a specimen of poor land, and the quality of its cotton is what is termed " deficient in staple." Mr. Solly observes, that these...for water, and yet, from its openness, to allow of sufficient degree of drainage. They consist mostly of sand, the poorest of little else. They also all... | |
 | J. Forbes Royle - Cotton growing - 1851 - 664 pages
...product ;" a fourth was a specimen of poor land, and the quality of its cotton is what is termed " deficient in staple." Mr. Solly observes, that these...for water, and yet, from its openness, to allow of sufficient degree of drainage. They consist mostly of sand, the poorest of little else. They also all... | |
 | John Forbes Royle - Cotton - 1851 - 664 pages
...product •" a fourth was a specimen of poor land, and the quality of its cotton is what is termed " deficient in staple." Mr. Solly observes, that these...for water, and yet, 'from its openness, to allow of sufficient degree of drainage. They consist mostly of sand, the poorest of little else. They also all... | |
 | John William Mallet - 1862 - 256 pages
...product;' a fourth was a specimen of poor land, and the quality of its cotton is what c is termed ' deficient in staple.' Mr. Solly observes, that these...for water, and yet, from its openness, to allow of sufficient degree of drainage. They consist mostly of sand, the poorest of little else. They also all... | |
 | Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland - Asia - 1839 - 624 pages
...not in their nature. Their structure is light, porous, and friable, of such a nature as to present a considerable retentive power for water, and yet, from its openness, to allow of a considerable degree of drainage. They consist principally of sand, which, in the different specimens,... | |
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Mr. Solly observes, that these were all of a similar nature, their difference being merely in the relative quantity of their constituents ; the structure of all was light, porous and friable, of such a nature as to possess a considerable retentive power... 