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layer of the richest soil. This is called CEolian soil, from 

 the word Molus, meaning the "wind." 



There is one more kind of soil which we ought to know 

 about ; that is peat soil. It is found in marshy or swampy 

 lowlands and is formed largely of plant remains. When 

 lands with such soil are drained, they prove very rich. 



