CHAPTER XXV.. Recognition of the Character of Soils From Their Native

RECOGNITION OF THE CHARACTER OF SOILS FROM THEIR NATIVE VEGETATION. UNITED STATES AT LARGE, EUROPE, 511.—Forest Growths outside of Mississippi; Alabama, Louisiana, Western Tennessee, and Western Kentucky, 511.—North Central States East of the Mississippi River, 513.—Upland and Lowland Vegetation in the Arid and Humid Region, 515.—Forms of Deciduous Trees in the Arid Region, 516.—Tall Growth of Conifers, 517.—Herbaceous Plants as Soil Indicators, 517.—Leguminous Plants Usually Indicate Rich or Calcareous Lands, 518.—European Observations and Views on Plant Distribution and its Controlling Causes, 519.—Composition of Pine Ashes on Calcareous and Non-calcareous Lands. Table, 520.—Calciphile, Calcifuge, and Indifferent Plants, 521.—Silicophile vs. Calciphile Flora, 523.—What is a Calcareous Soil? 524.—Predominance of Calcareous Formations in Europe, 525.