^^^^and purify the soil, and lime will give 

 ^ an impetus, an exhilaration to all root ^ 

 * action in a sweet soil and added root stimu- ^ 

 lus— resulting in better and more blooms. 



I am going to quote some passages from an 

 article recently published in The Country Geri' 

 tleman, written by Donald K. Tressler, so that 

 you may know what a leading authority says of 

 lime: 



"Ninety -nine out of every hundred 'acid' 

 soils contain no acid. How often is this term 

 used and yet how few of those who use it really 

 understand its meaning! Why are certain soils 

 called sour or acid soils if they contain no acid? 



"Soils are formed by the gradual decomposi- 

 tion of minerals and rocks through the natural 

 weathering processes. The rocks are made up of 

 various minerals, the most common of which are 

 quartz, or ordinary sand, feldspar— the mineral 

 from which clays are formed— and limestone. 

 Water, acting upon the rocks, naturally dissolves 

 out the most soluble minerals most readily. 



"Unfortunately the minerals containing the 

 highest percentage of basic elements, such as pot- 

 ash, lime, magnesia and soda, are the most sol- 

 uble. The basic elements are thus gradually 



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