Accession No

4834

Brief Description

botanical wall chart showing table of soil characteristics, climate and vegetation for different soil types, by G. B. 'Herbert' Newham, English, 20th Century

Origin

England, Cambridge

Maker

Newham, G. B. 'Herbert'

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1919

Latest Date

1967

Inscription Date

Material

paper; cloth

Dimensions

breadth 916mm; height 1329mm

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge.

Inscription

‘Table I. THE RELATIONS BETWEEN GENETIC
SOIL TYPE, CLIMATE & VEGETATION.’ (top)
‘Jack - Climate soil v Vegetation’ (handwritten in pencil, bottom left)
‘JACK Climate soil + Vegetation’ (handwritten in pink ink, bottom right)

Description Notes

The main part of the chart below the heading is divided into four columns, listing, for each soil type, the associated soil characteristics, climates and vegetations.
The soil types discussed are Tundra, Podsol, Brown earth, Chernozem (Black Earth), Chestnut coloured soil, Saline & Alkali Soils. Desert. Tropical Red Earths, and Laterite Soils.
The table is outlined in blue crayon, with the text in a black italic hand.
Ref number on reverse.

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