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Page 118
The exceedingly rapid growth of the tree is dependent on the quantity of water which is accessible to its roots . ... Let us look at the results which naturally follow the planting and cultivation of some kinds of forest - trees .
The exceedingly rapid growth of the tree is dependent on the quantity of water which is accessible to its roots . ... Let us look at the results which naturally follow the planting and cultivation of some kinds of forest - trees .
Page 123
It may be said that this theory proves too much ; that if 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 .
It may be said that this theory proves too much ; that if 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 .
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At first the trees are small and stunted and the undergrowth thin . But with every foot of descent the vegetation changes rapidly in character , until within an incredibly short space of time the forest becomes thoroughly and completely ...
At first the trees are small and stunted and the undergrowth thin . But with every foot of descent the vegetation changes rapidly in character , until within an incredibly short space of time the forest becomes thoroughly and completely ...
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