The clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Soils that contain a lot of clay are called clayey soils. From Wordnik.com. [4.1 What is soil?] Reference
You can make deal that they must provide all material such as clayey soil by themselves. From Wordnik.com. [Mug Plate | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference
In clayey soils roots penetrate only to short distances. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference
Joseph's, was of many colors, a dull clayey-red predominating. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
Far from its clayey cell it springs -- where music dwells indeed. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810] Reference
Much also is found washed out of the clayey cliffs of Holderness. From Wordnik.com. [The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus] Reference
On chalky hillsides it does not grow so freely as on clayey plains. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884] Reference
There, kneeling upon the red clayey earth, his face to the wall, was big. From Wordnik.com. [An Australian Lassie] Reference
This is obvious by parallel Deductions from Turneps sown on rank clayey loamy. From Wordnik.com. [The London and Country Brewer] Reference
We see also how useful organic matter is in improving sandy and clayey soils. From Wordnik.com. [The First Book of Farming] Reference
The converse, of course, we may mention in passing, holds good of clayey soils. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
A stiff clayey soil offers a good example of the disadvantage of over-retentiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
Rue does well on almost any well-drained soil, but prefers a rather poor clayey loam. From Wordnik.com. [Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses] Reference
This is especially so in soils whose texture is too close, such as heavy clayey soils. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
Ever and anon came a dejected, weary squad with slouching gait and clayey complexions. From Wordnik.com. [Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death] Reference
This grass usually occurs in clayey soils especially on the bunds and in the paddy fields. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference
The benefits conferred on clayey soils by tillage will in this respect be especially great. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
In tamping clayey gravel the water flushes the clay to the surface and prevents the best bond. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
As a matter of fact the C.O. fell into one of them, getting rather wet and clayey in the process. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918] Reference
We knew that the soil round the bridge was gravelly, whilst up and down the stream it was clayey. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons on Soil] Reference
Some plants will only grow in bog earth; and some thrive, such as strawberries, best in a clayey loam. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Sports: Containing Out-door Sports, Amusements and Recreations, Including Gymnastics, Gardening & Carpentering] Reference
He states, that on this clayey soil, when laid down to grass, "not one square foot of the clover froze out.". From Wordnik.com. [Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles] Reference
On a clay land we find a top crust of clayey loam, and on a lime or chalk land a top crust of calcareous loam. From Wordnik.com. [The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition] Reference
They may be described as of all crops the least fastidious, and will flourish on sandy, peaty, or clayey soils. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
In the upper part of the district the soil is sandy, while in the lower part it is clayey and produces finer crops. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"] Reference
In a clayey subsoil the principal hindrance to nitrification will be the difficulty of obtaining sufficient aeration. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
There are moments in life when souls stand forth from their clayey frames and touch each other, forgetful of time and space. From Wordnik.com. [Beth Woodburn] Reference
Plowing clayey, or even loamy soil, when wet, tends rather to press it together, and render it less pervious to air and water. From Wordnik.com. [Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles] Reference
The earth was pretty good material for such a dam, if it was to be built at all, being of a clayey nature, making good puddle. From Wordnik.com. [The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin] Reference
In certain descriptions of rather strong, clayey land, the yield is often remarkably great, and the quality much above medium. From Wordnik.com. [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference
Tiny rills of water, drainage from the tundra banks above the beachline, flowed down the shallow crevices of the clayey, hard substance. From Wordnik.com. [Where the Sun Swings North] Reference
As in Rio, it is a clayey deposit, containing more or less sand, and reddish in color, though varying from deep ochre to a brownish tint. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866] Reference
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