. Journal . E TAKI . Si. 1 11 MBM •. 15,1903.] ; in eTb? it i YORKSHIRE SECTION. 785 days, and the crop was eventually an excellent can he best illustrated by photographs takentime. Field Records of Alden Beets. Date. Susar. Purity. 170 842 17-6168 85 I 16 .. 810 list interesting and valuable records were obtained from[inch of Jesse Forbes, whose beets not only lost theirli, but were washed out of the ground by the burstingHitch ; or rather, the soil was washed away, leaving[entire beet proper exposed. These beets wereLhtcned up by packing earth about them as far asconditions w


. Journal . E TAKI . Si. 1 11 MBM •. 15,1903.] ; in eTb? it i YORKSHIRE SECTION. 785 days, and the crop was eventually an excellent can he best illustrated by photographs takentime. Field Records of Alden Beets. Date. Susar. Purity. 170 842 17-6168 85 I 16 .. 810 list interesting and valuable records were obtained from[inch of Jesse Forbes, whose beets not only lost theirli, but were washed out of the ground by the burstingHitch ; or rather, the soil was washed away, leaving[entire beet proper exposed. These beets wereLhtcned up by packing earth about them as far asconditions would allow, and a most excellent croped. 1. Artemisia tridentata (true sage brush) 2. Distiehlis spicuta (salt grass). 3. Atriplex conferti folia. 4. Suaeda Torreyana (sea-Mite). 5. canescens. 6. Lycium Andersonii. 7. Gutierrezia Euthamia. 8. Amaranthus albus (tumble weed). 9. liigelovia graveolens. gorfcsfeirt drction. Meeting held at Leeds, on June 26th, 1903. PROF. A. IN THE Forbes Beets on October 5. Field Records of Jesse Forbes Heels. Date. Suirnr. Purity. lt4 837 23 ?r 20 sir,16-7 87-4 lieds as Indicators of Alkali.—The various weeds|ng profusely and seeming to thrive upon alkali soil,Irue indicators of the nature of such soils. TheIdeation of such weeds and their relation to the soillosition is of extreme importance, for it enables theId eye to judge the nature of the soil at a glance. Tussock-grass, for example, of Utah, Nevada,liska, Kansas, and California indicates that the soil isIn sal-soda to a degree making fruit trees and eveni, corn, and wheat impossible. If properly irrigated,I rer, such lands would grow sugar beets. In BulletinI 28, Hilgard points out that the natural plant growthSfl ■ to indicate the quality as well as the quantity ofpf constituents, and Davy calls attention to the maxi- S optimum, and minimum of salts tolerated by publishing the second paper of this series, Hall, uf tin- Agric


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