The Theory of Horticulture: Or, An Attempt to Explain the Principal Operations of Gardening Upon Physiological Principles |
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... kind extant , at least in the English language ; and probably , no person living is so well qualified for preparing such a work as Professor Lindley . It is at once remarkably simple , and highly philosophical ; free from superfluous ...
... kind extant , at least in the English language ; and probably , no person living is so well qualified for preparing such a work as Professor Lindley . It is at once remarkably simple , and highly philosophical ; free from superfluous ...
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... kind are often brought about by accident , without the smallest design on the part of the gardener ; and there are , doubtless , many men of unculti- vated or idle minds , who think waiting upon Providence much better than any attempt ...
... kind are often brought about by accident , without the smallest design on the part of the gardener ; and there are , doubtless , many men of unculti- vated or idle minds , who think waiting upon Providence much better than any attempt ...
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... kind , or minute anatomical questions , or references to the agency of the electrical fluid , are discussed , the sub- ject becomes embarrassed with considerations which are too refined for the apprehension of the majority of readers of ...
... kind , or minute anatomical questions , or references to the agency of the electrical fluid , are discussed , the sub- ject becomes embarrassed with considerations which are too refined for the apprehension of the majority of readers of ...
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... kind of cultivation is better than another ; and all kinds of practice at variance with those laws must be bad . Since , from the very nature of things , this cannot be otherwise , it follows that , by a careful consideration and due un ...
... kind of cultivation is better than another ; and all kinds of practice at variance with those laws must be bad . Since , from the very nature of things , this cannot be otherwise , it follows that , by a careful consideration and due un ...
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... a particular kind of developement . 13. Under fitting circumstances a seed grows ; that is to say , the embryo which it contains swells , and bursts through its integuments ; it then lengthens , first GERMINATION . 7.
... a particular kind of developement . 13. Under fitting circumstances a seed grows ; that is to say , the embryo which it contains swells , and bursts through its integuments ; it then lengthens , first GERMINATION . 7.
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