Author : Robert Rennie
Release : 2016-10-19
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Essays on the Natural History and Origin of Peat Moss by : Robert Rennie
Download or read book Essays on the Natural History and Origin of Peat Moss written by Robert Rennie. This book was released on 2016-10-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Essays on the Natural History and Origin of Peat Moss: The Peculiar Qualities of That Substance; The Means of Improving It as a Soil; The Methods of Converting It Into a Manure; And the Other Economical Purposes to Which It May Be Made Subservient In. General they agree in supposmg, that ligneous plants have chie y contributed, in one shape or an other, to the. Formation of that substance; but as to the manner. In which that, process has bem effected they differ widely. Some suppose that moss is alto; gether formed by alluvion. They are of' Opinion, that it consists of the leaves and twigs of trees, Washed down from the declivities and mountains into the vallies by rivers and floods; and that these, in a. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."