The American Flower Garden Directory: Containing Practical Directions for the Culture of Plants in the Flower Garden, Hot-house, Garden-house, Rooms, Or Parlour Windows, for Every Month in the Year ... Instructions for Erecting a Hot-house, Green-house, and Laying Out a Flower Garden. Also, Table of Soils Most Congenial to the Plants Contained in the Work. The Whole Adapted to Either Large Or Small Gardens, with Instructions for Preparing the Soil, Propagating, Planting, Pruning, Training, and Fruiting the Grape Vine. With Descriptions of the Best Sorts for Cultivating in the Open Air |
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... begin to grow . There is a plant known in our collections as Lychnis flós - cucùla , ragged Robbin or French Pink , which is now Agrostéma flós - cucùla ; it is a fine and showy border plant with double red - flowers . They delight in a ...
... begin to grow . There is a plant known in our collections as Lychnis flós - cucùla , ragged Robbin or French Pink , which is now Agrostéma flós - cucùla ; it is a fine and showy border plant with double red - flowers . They delight in a ...
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... begin to grow , and never water them over the foliage previous to flowering , as water injures that fine mealy - like substance found on many of the sorts , and which so greatly improves their 50 [ March . AURICULAS .
... begin to grow , and never water them over the foliage previous to flowering , as water injures that fine mealy - like substance found on many of the sorts , and which so greatly improves their 50 [ March . AURICULAS .
Page 51
... begin to grow . ROSES . This is the most favourable month for planting all kinds of garden roses , which must be done as soon as the weather opens , and the ground in a proper state . The earlier they are planted the more perfect they ...
... begin to grow . ROSES . This is the most favourable month for planting all kinds of garden roses , which must be done as soon as the weather opens , and the ground in a proper state . The earlier they are planted the more perfect they ...
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... begin to grow , which will show what is dead or alive , when they can be pruned to better advantage . DECIDUOUS ORNAMENTAL FLOWERING SHRUBS . The earlier the planting of these shrubs is attended to in this month , the more will their ...
... begin to grow , which will show what is dead or alive , when they can be pruned to better advantage . DECIDUOUS ORNAMENTAL FLOWERING SHRUBS . The earlier the planting of these shrubs is attended to in this month , the more will their ...
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... begin to grow after planting , they must have frequent waterings until they have taken fresh root . Thyme requires to be dressed twice during the season to keep it in order . OF GRAFTING . There are four methods of grafting . It can be ...
... begin to grow after planting , they must have frequent waterings until they have taken fresh root . Thyme requires to be dressed twice during the season to keep it in order . OF GRAFTING . There are four methods of grafting . It can be ...
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Page 294 - There is also a long low table covered with mats, on which the leaves are laid, and rolled by workmen, who sit round it: the iron pan being heated to a certain degree by a little fire made in the furnace underneath, a few pounds of the...
Page 173 - ... species, which should be repotted once in two years, and never be allowed to shrink for want of moisture. The operation of grafting is very simple, merely requiring an incision to be made, and fitting in it a fresh cutting of another kind, holding the cutting stationary in the incision half a minute, till the juices of the two adhere together, when it may be said the union is effected, and, in a few weeks, the new branches will grow freely. We have seen the Mamrr.illaria tribe growing neatly...