Pleasant Grove Review | 1930-02-08 | Page 8 | Desert Conditions Common

Desert Conditions Common 1 Deserts, in the sense of great nreasl that are at all times hot, dry and nearly devoid of life, are comparative.! ;ly rare. But desert conditions, in tha sense of high temperatures and short-. short-. age of water arise at times on almost 1 all land areas. Seasonal deserts, areas : that for a part of the year have an . abundant water supply accompanied ; by a luxuriant vegetable growth, and through the remainder of the yeai 1 have no water supply and can show only dry masses of dead leaves and stems, are common. Illustrations ol such conditions may be found along any roadside In midsummer, They are very common In places where there , is but a thin layer of soil over bed rock.