The landmarks of primitive Christianity are buried by the alluvion of human inventions.
"Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution"
L. Carroll Judson
There is a rich vegetation upon the banks of the Red River; but the flora is far different from that which appears upon the low alluvion of Louisiana.
"Popular Adventure Tales"
Mayne Reid
There are two denominations of prairie: the upland, and the river or bottom prairie; the latter is more fertile than the former, having a greater body of alluvion, yet there are many of the upland prairies extremely rich, particularly those in the neighbourhood of the Wabash.
"A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America"
S. A. Ferrall