. Studies on the vegetation of the Transcaspian lowlands. Botany. v?»-">j;;- ,a â -â¢^ Fig. 2. "Ssor" (Salt-desert) near Buchara. The ground is wliite with salt and occupied by scattered Aeluropus littoralis and Halostachys caspica (the bushes). Month of May. In small depressions the soil is brown, because here it is so wet that the salts are kept permanently in solution. Also on small elevations the soil may be brown and only coated with a thin, granular, hard incrustation. Towards summer the salt in some places becomes dry and dusty. The salts are mainly sulphates
. Studies on the vegetation of the Transcaspian lowlands. Botany. v?»-">j;;- ,a â -â¢^ Fig. 2. "Ssor" (Salt-desert) near Buchara. The ground is wliite with salt and occupied by scattered Aeluropus littoralis and Halostachys caspica (the bushes). Month of May. In small depressions the soil is brown, because here it is so wet that the salts are kept permanently in solution. Also on small elevations the soil may be brown and only coated with a thin, granular, hard incrustation. Towards summer the salt in some places becomes dry and dusty. The salts are mainly sulphates especially of sodium and magnesium, but there is also gypsum and common salt*) Crystals of gypsum are sometimes found in the earth. ') See above p. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Paulsen, Ove, 1874-1947; Second Danish Pamir expedition. Copenhagen, Gyldendalske Boghandel
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