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Meanings of gravelly soil in English

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Usage of gravelly soil in English
1
It is hardy, and grows freely in rather sandy or gravelly soil.
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs
2
As the light faded, the footprints were lost in the gravelly soil.
The Postman
3
I grow it in a deep pot in gravelly soil in full sun.
The Guardian
4
Then came gently rolling land and soon the foothills, with gravelly soil and scattered pines.
A Backward Glance at Eighty: Recollections & Comment
5
The gardener was digging in the gravelly soil.
At Large
6
They scrambled forward, and reaching gravelly soil where the trees were thinner, Vane surveyed the opening.
Vane of the Timberlands
7
The hills are composed of gneiss but their acclivities are covered with a coarse gravelly soil.
The Journey to the Polar Sea
8
How can it be best applied to ornamental trees and shrubbery in a light gravelly soil?
One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered
9
A tool grated in the gravelly soil.
Dorian
10
Norton's pumps were of no use except in sandy or gravelly soil, and they did not equal my expectations.
Ismailia
11
In a strong wind we rode on, first on sand, then on gravelly soil, ever through dreary, desolate country.
Across Coveted Lands; or, a Journey from Flushing (Holland) to C...
12
The site in St. Paul eventually proved unsatisfactory because of the gravelly soil and because the trees were too crowded.
Growing Nuts in the North / A Personal Story of the Author's Exp...
13
Some of the stumps are on rocky ridges of gravelly soil about one hundred and twenty-five feet above the sea.
Travels in Alaska
14
In 1871 some experiments were made on a sharp, gravelly soil, which had been over-cropped, and was in poor condition.
Talks on Manures / A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks Betw...
15
Rounded boggy hills covered with grass, sedgy plants, and stunted trees replaced the dry gravelly soil of the Juigalpa district.
The Naturalist in Nicaragua
16
There was nothing to greet her but rock and sweltering patches of sand and gravelly soil, and sparse, harsh brush.
The Desert Valley
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