The Shipley Collection of Scientific Papers, Volume 2131922 |
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... vegetation , so that further light may be thrown on its origin and on the past climate of the sub - continent . ( 2 ) To study the vegetation in its relation to agricultural and pastoral development with special reference to veld ...
... vegetation , so that further light may be thrown on its origin and on the past climate of the sub - continent . ( 2 ) To study the vegetation in its relation to agricultural and pastoral development with special reference to veld ...
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... vegetation which throws light on the question . ( 2 ) The Middle Veld , a term borrowed from its local use for the country between the High Veld and the Bushveld and Bechuanaland , includes the districts of Potchefstroom , Bloemhof ...
... vegetation which throws light on the question . ( 2 ) The Middle Veld , a term borrowed from its local use for the country between the High Veld and the Bushveld and Bechuanaland , includes the districts of Potchefstroom , Bloemhof ...
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... vegetation from the vloers is no doubt chiefly due to the abundance of the salts , but in part it may be due to difficulty seeds have in establishing themselves on the almost continuous film of hard , dry mud . " " ( 4 ) The Basuto ...
... vegetation from the vloers is no doubt chiefly due to the abundance of the salts , but in part it may be due to difficulty seeds have in establishing themselves on the almost continuous film of hard , dry mud . " " ( 4 ) The Basuto ...
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... vegetation . The average depth of sand is not known ; wells on Pepani , south of Morokwen and on the border between the Kalahari and the Kaap Plateau , prove 130 ft . of sand lying on granite . In the Henkries valley in Bushmanland sand ...
... vegetation . The average depth of sand is not known ; wells on Pepani , south of Morokwen and on the border between the Kalahari and the Kaap Plateau , prove 130 ft . of sand lying on granite . In the Henkries valley in Bushmanland sand ...
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... vegetation flourish in the districts with heavy rainfall and along the larger rivers , the open country is covered with bush . On the escarpment south of the Woodbush there is a most striking example of alteration of the drainage system ...
... vegetation flourish in the districts with heavy rainfall and along the larger rivers , the open country is covered with bush . On the escarpment south of the Woodbush there is a most striking example of alteration of the drainage system ...
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Page 47 - Labor shall be to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment.
Page 61 - In case of a vacancy in office, the vacancy shall be filled at the first regular meeting, or in case of emergency, at a called meeting. Article IX. This constitution may be amended at any regular meeting by a threefourths vote of the members present: Provided, the proposed amendment shall have been written and in the hands of the secretary and read by him at two regular meetings previously. BY-LAWS.
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Page 20 - Nursery stock, including all field-grown florists' stock, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, grafts, scions, buds, fruit pits and other seeds of fruit and ornamental trees or shrubs, and other plants and plant products for propagation, except field, vegetable, and flower seeds, bedding plants and other herbaceous plants, bulbs, and roots...
Page 20 - ... plant products for propagation, except field, vegetable, and flower seeds, bedding plants, and other herbaceous plants, bulbs, and roots, may be admitted to the mails only when accompanied with a certificate from a State or Government inspector to the effect that the nursery or premises from which such stock is shipped has been inspected within a year and found free from injurious insects and plant diseases, and the parcel containing such stock is plainly marked to show the nature of the contents...
Page 21 - ... colour and taste. When the curd is come, break it gently, and put it in with the skimmer, till it is pressed two inches above the vat. Press it eight or ten hours. Salt it, and turn every day.
Page 20 - nursery stock" shall include all field-grown florist stock, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, grafts, scions, buds, fruit pits and other seeds of fruit, and ornamental trees and shrubs, and other plants and plant products for propagation, except field, vegetable and flower seeds, bedding plants and other herbaceous plants, bulbs and roots.
Page 33 - As will be seen, the area thus watered is not extensive. Originating in the cold parts of the Atlantic the capacity of these westerly winds for moisture is small, and after condensation, forced by the elevated ground which forms the western boundaries of the plateaux, they soon cease to act as rain-bearers. In September and October the high pressure moves...
Page 62 - Roberts has kindly extended the use of his electric moving picture machine, and Whereas, the press of Boise has given full publicity to the deliberations and proceedings of the conference; therefore, be it Resolved, that we, the members of the Western Plant Quarantine Board, express to them individually our sincere appreciation; and be it further Resolved, that appreciation be expressed to the Federal Horticultural Board for sending Mr.
Page 7 - Africa comprising the provinces of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, the Orange Free State and the Transvaal, the Bechuanaland Protectorate, Basutoland, and Rhodesia (South ern) (qq.v.