Some observations upon the plants which are characteristic of agricultural, pasturable, and bad lands, respectively, in Tasmania

It is well known by gardeners that different kinds of plants must have different kinds of soil provided for them, in order that they may grow to the best advantage.It ought to be well known to agriculturists too, but they generally seem to pursue their operations without reflecting upon the matter, as though they regarded, for the most part, all kinds of soil as being capable of nourishing whatever sorts of plants are inserted in them.