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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...expected. Reference has been made (pp. 16, 29) to the Market Gardens in the Thames Valley to the west and south of London, situated on a loamy subsoil or on a loamy soil overlying sand and gravel. Reference has also been made to the thin Chalk soils (p. 37). Porous soils as a rule are moister in hot weather than clays, and Chalk, as is well known, may contain sufficient moisture to keep a lawn verdant when the grass suffers on other subsoils. Poplars absorb much moisture from the ground. With regard to Nursery Grounds a large area which will provide a diversity of subsoil is of course desirable, and it is needful also in selecting suitable sites both for Nursery Grounds and Orchards, to consider the aspect, and the shelter that may be afforded from northerly and easterly winds by higher grounds or belts of trees. The loamy areas in the Bracklesham Beds to the south-west of Chertsey may be mentioned as affording good soils. It is estimated that a supply of water equal to 400 gallons per day is desirable for each acre of Nursery land. "For horticultural purposes, the best supply is that obtained direct from the clouds, and every effort should be made to collect and preserve as much rain water as possible." W. Williamson, "The British Gardener," 1901, p. 55. CHAPTER IV. WATER-SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE Beyond the confines of Greater London the quest'on of watersupply is one that may have to be considered in different localities. Shallow wells, and wells of moderate depth, may yield enough water for a cottage or even a mansion, but they may not yield a sufficient quantity for a village. Shallow wells in porous strata, such as sand or gravel, or limestone, overlying clay, as in Fig. 15, must be regarded with great suspicion in a tract where there ar...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781232335566
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 38
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1232335568
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 86 gr


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