Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine, Volume 15A. Roman and Company, 1965 |
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Page 118
... trees are living , coupled with the living history of these trees , be made to determine the order of succes- sion in which they assumed possession of the virgin soil ? The bay - tree ( Oreodaphne Californi- ca ) stands almost peerless ...
... trees are living , coupled with the living history of these trees , be made to determine the order of succes- sion in which they assumed possession of the virgin soil ? The bay - tree ( Oreodaphne Californi- ca ) stands almost peerless ...
Page 123
... trees take up so much water from the soil , the surface ground must necessarily be desiccated , and thus rendered unfit for cereal crops . This does not follow . While it is admitted that during the growing season the soil beneath ...
... trees take up so much water from the soil , the surface ground must necessarily be desiccated , and thus rendered unfit for cereal crops . This does not follow . While it is admitted that during the growing season the soil beneath ...
Page 212
... Trees of a hundred different species now struggle with each other for sun- light and air . The soil is a rich black loam , composed of decaying vegetable forms . Overhead the trees meet , form- ing a leafy canopy through which the ...
... Trees of a hundred different species now struggle with each other for sun- light and air . The soil is a rich black loam , composed of decaying vegetable forms . Overhead the trees meet , form- ing a leafy canopy through which the ...
Contents
A Barbaric Yawp | 34 |
A Fantasy of Roses | 75 |
California and Mexico | 101 |
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