356 MK. Ц. 5. ADAMSON: AN ECOLOGICAL STUDY 
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moll from Spiræa l lmaria-Deschampsia cespitosa Society near border ої 
Loam area :— 
D, 1-5 inches. Кой uniform dark with humus. 
D. 6-18 , Кой a yellow loam with occasional small flints. 
Б. 18-24 ,, Soil а grey Boulder-Clay with abundant chalky 
lumps. 
| OB. OB В, 
| Stones over 3 шш, ............ |o 352 | 3 | 405 
Fine gravel above 1 mm. ...... 0'34 | 0:65 | 0:03 
Coarse sand 1-02 mm. ........ | 32:10 | 29-68 | 1:69 
Fine sand 0:2-0:04 mm. ........ 13.84 | 14:23 7:53 
Silt 004-001 mm. ............ 1756 | 1729 | 547 
Fine silt 0-01-0:005 mm. ........ | 6:06 | 6:65 | 4-58 
„ 0005-0009 mm. ...... 5:0] 4:62 | 6:19 
C lay below 0:002 шт. ........ | 1128 ' 2638 | 01879 
Loss on sol. in N/5 HCI ........ | 893 44 4287 | 
Loss on ignition of dry sample .. 10:67 6:24 20°96 
Moisture _,,.................. 20 BIS |o 287 | 
Potash (KO) ................ 0'389 0777 | 0:699 
| Phosphoric acid (Р.О.)........ 0062 . 0:053 0-085 
| Lime (СаСО,)................ nil. | nil. | 0-84 
ETT EE 353 | 970 158 | 
| Reaction to Litmus ............ acid, slightly acid. alkaline. 
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Soil from Holeus mollis Society of Dry Oak Wood. 
Soil a sandy loam—darkish with much humus in first foot. Below this 
yellow-brown with angular Низ. Shrub-roots abundant to 15 ins. Deeper 
soil bright yellow :— 
С. First inch with surface humus. Cy 1-15 inches. 
Ca. 2-6 inches. С. 15-30 „ 
NEN С. C. | Č.. С. 
| Stones over r31 mm. еее. | 7:4 6] 6:76 4:05 
| Fine gravel over 1 mm, .... ... 1:56 3:55 | 2:48 2:44 
| Coarse sand 1-02 mm. уу... | 96:61 | 41-48 37:05 23:64 
“ше sand 0:2-0:04 mm. ...... T 15763 14:78 16:06 17:76 
Silt 004-001 mm. .......... .. 1468 14:77 | 12:21 4:05 
| Fine silt 001-0005 mm. ...... 1:05 6:25 | 8'70 5:13 
„ a 0005-0002 mm. у... вм | оз | 29 6:99 
К 1ау below 0:002 mm, ........ | 1310 | 491 10:16 23°77 
| | Lose on sol. їп N/5 HCl ........ 4:20 | 318 2:04 5:09 
| Loss on ignition of dry sample . .| 4:26 8:43 5:43 5:03 
| Мое... а... 2:94 | 2:19 2.18 4:19 
| Potash (K,O) ................ 0-486 0-213 not 0-699 
Phosphoric acid (P,0;) ........ | 0:092 | 0:059 . | determined. 0:130 
Lime (CaCO,) ................ nil. nil. nil. nil. 
Humus ....,................. 460 | 875 2:50 | 1-37 
Reaction to Litmus ............ acid. acid. acid. acid. 
