1847. .: ... Eurova' und in unfern Iurath lern haben sie einen sehr verschiedenen Umfang, von einigen Ruthen bis zu einigen Qua dratmeilen. In den h hern Gebirgen nimmt ihre Gr e ab, und trifft man dort manche von nur zwei oder drei Quadratfu Oberfl che.') Ebenso abweichend, als sie hinsichtlich der Tiefe in den Ablageningen sind, ebenso verschieden ist auch die Farbe, das Gewicht und auch die Zufammensetzung der Torfmasse. ) Vor allen Dingen hat man, um sich die Untersuchungen ber die Torfmoore zu erleichtern, zweierlei zu unterscheiden, und dieser wesentliche Unterschied ist gew hnlich bersehen worden. Mehrere Schriftsteller haben ihre B cher nach Besichtigung einer einzelnen Art von Ablagerung geschrieben, woraus grobe Irrth mer und Meinungen hervorgingen, welche nat rlich nur zuf llig richtig sein konnten; andere dagegen haben eine gro e Anzahl verschiedener Formationen aufnehmen wollen und dadurch unn thig die Frage ber die Entstehung des Torfs verwickelt. Wenn man aufmerksam die verschiedenen Torfablagerungen in den Torfstichen beobachtet, so kann man sich sogleich berzeugen, da mehrere von ihnen unter Wasser entstanden sind, w hrend andere sich auf einem blos feuchten Boden erhoben haben, ohne je unter Wasser gewesen zu sein. Die Beweise ber die Entstehung des Torfs lassen sich also am besten f hren nach der Eintheilung der Moore in supra-aquatische, oder Ueberwasserbildungen, und inirs-aquatische, oder Unterwasserbildungen. Es kann allerdings 7) Zum Theil aus dem Grunde, da hier die Vegetation, wegen Rauheit des Klimas sehr d rftig ist; denn viel Torfmasse kann nur da entstehen, wo die Pflanzen ppig wachsen. Sprengel. 8) Die Farbe des Torfs h ngt von der gr ern oder geringern Zersetzung der ihn constituirenden Pflanzen ab; am dunkelsten ist derjenige Torf gef rbt, welcher gr ...

Title: The fossil plants of the coal measures of the United States: with descriptions of the new species, in the cabinet of the Pottsville Scientific Association.Author: Leo LesquereuxPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP01969800CollectionID: CTRG96-B2232PublicationDate: 18580101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: "Read before the Pottsville Scientific Association, and ordered to be published February 13th, 1858."Collation: 24 p., 2] leaves of plates: ill.; 23 cm. (8vo)

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Volume One Contains Cellular Cryptogamous Plants, Fungi Thalassophytes And Vascular Cryptogamous Plants, Calamariae, Filicaceae, Ferns.

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