Souls of the South-Western Districts of the Cape Colony. 157 
obvious reasons, to expect anything in the way of regular gradation 
in the composition of the soils collected along the line; but it is 
clear that there is a noticeable increase both in lime and potash as 
we move onwards, and a corresponding decrease in respect of 
phosphoric oxide. The first few soils of the series are poor in lime 
and not very satisfactory as to potash and phosphates; the last few 
are very poor in phosphates, but, with few exceptions, show normal 
amounts of lime and potash. 
Now taking an easterly course from the same starting-point, the 
following samples come into consideration (compare Plate X XI.) :— 
No. Lime. | Potash. Pgep te me 
PS Re tioniberm: “2a eee ed: 093 050 058 
ee W ZW SsAG EG CT sau ea net mene te iy Syctetees A. ‘018 043 ‘038 
116. as NER Snare een "034 O16} -059 
love Lhe Oaks’. Pree Re nena SG 041 045 056 
i SAves Graze) Kerala ete te °058 “049 ‘061 
TSO es mii UIE ee I ee nL ‘030 -061 041 
UBGH Dy eerhoe ke niece ssscccadcst wcasese ses "026 042 "038 
Hoi. Appels Marae, so..twecdeecuexecesasucs.« 044 "049 "015 
150. “a boa ee i ee ‘060 "035 AOL 
149. . Roath al Ria tetanic ne nea, 084 034 0048 
152. ie Pa is ae na On ete es Ae "058 10 014 
Ost VV NCL ae cet se iictoccan eucspeesies sauwee “080 "055 =(Oii7) 
Ho ikKuityes Haraal cs cboca cc ove oe oee .| °084 14 "022 
AOU AGP POVEIVER’ cases ceecas ell sesccascades 29 12 "040 
2022 "Distelsfomibeins (ic... secescsceseeie sec 16 074 052 
GOS Cen eON ers ates ee oe he a ah a °33 062 023 
NGO so mig: KAI ios che nae cescaacie uncon -40 045 “0080 
Gwe iMarnemellk River. .c ss co-ccteisceese 37 sale: ‘031 
QOS Eliool Mirage so ee eee eece “51 11 015 
QOiesWuiyenhoks ARiver | .csccgs.escncees 64 033 O11 
DOG Rr aeweek- Wiragialys Uc iuelecionisueonceus "16 “22, 13 
EO pra Velin sosaccnseceu nce sse ene oeeeeus 12 ang} 058 
Te lisren gags sii Mile ceglaraareie sia e wctlat ome ceeraes 12 Oy) ‘081 
DUAR MID COTA EO le eee ceaneeeonecea eae 18 28 ‘061 
DUDES ERIVACT: 00.1 sheet oek oe Soe ences “13 24 11 
Qi 5y Assegaal Boschi... du. sessnsesecee ccs 23 "082 061 
LSteBoschyestombelm occ cecssees< 2s 14 19 069 
US2e Niuiddelste ADrilg...csscsscscscess sees « 13 34 056 
PSSe. Aamatompeime dacs se .sc- ce oisccenecesnen of], 15 "044 
TUTE TVETING ROOM es otic aeiciee da dtoamedeiess une 10 °39 “074 
218s leumin eg bosehie sw acecenssc snes ce 16 20 "054 
DLO. Pia cel Kora alee ncn eau acesoncenne ae 15 "25 cual 
220. 6 ae ah LA MRD AR Rate Megat Pi O18} °36 059 
38) Hartebeesterkiraall yee essere ee 15 63 O74 
39. a Pe Rs eee cir keer O35} 18 061 
OL). (Coreen Jerse IoahiOus sohobosolonscnood. °39 58 056 
DO Se. ‘i SAA aes Ua ae BEER 930 34 10 
Here we first of all notice a change of composition somewhat 
similar to that drawn attention to in connection with the last- 
