 | Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1807 - 454 pagina’s
...same nature between the under surface of leaves and the surface of the earth. This I consider as the cause of the phenomenon. I had long observed, that...are those planted on a declivity, and the steeper if is, though not quite a precipice, the more fertile they prove. But I was never satisfied as to the... | |
 | Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1814 - 426 pagina’s
...same nature between the under surface of leaves and the surface of the earth. This I consider as the cause of the phenomenon. I had long observed, that the most fruitful orthards, and the most fertile trees, are those planted on a declivity, and the steeper it is, though... | |
 | 1863 - 496 pagina’s
...the situation will admit, have planted the sloping sides of their dykes with fruit trees. The author had long observed that the most fruitful orchards, and the most fertile, are those planted on a declivity, and the steeper it is, if not quite a precipice, the more fertile... | |
 | Edmund Ruffin - 1841 - 888 pagina’s
...consider the true cause of the phenomenon; — I had ong observed that the most fruitful orchards and most fertile trees are those planted on a declivity,...is, though not quite a precipice, the more fertile ihey prove. It is well known that the spreading of trees always renders them fruit!ul. On a plain they... | |
 | 1863 - 492 pagina’s
...the situation will admit, have planted the sloping sides of their dykes with fruit trees. The author had long observed that the most fruitful orchards, and the most fertile, are those planted on a declivity, and the steeper it is, if not quite a precipice, the more fertile... | |
 | The Farmer's Magazine - 1838 - 516 pagina’s
...true cause <••( the phenomenon ;—I had long observed that the most fruitful orchard*, and moat fertile trees, are those planted on a declivity, and...not quite a precipice, the more fertile they prove. It is well known that the spreading of trees always render them fruitful. On a plain they incline to... | |
 | 1842 - 446 pagina’s
...same nature between the under surface of leaves and the surface of the earth. This I consider the true cause of the phenomenon. I had long observed that the most fruitful orchards and most fertile trees are those planted on a declivity, and the steeper it is, though not quite a precipice,... | |
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... parallel to the surface. As there is an attraction between the upper surface of leaves and light, I am also persuaded, though not equally certain of it from experiment, that there is an attraction of the same nature between the under surface of leaves... 