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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... fresh hot stable manure , with one part of fresh oak leaves . Have a sufficient quantity to make the intended bed or beds from three to four feet high . Shake and mix up both together in a compact conical heap , in order to encourage ...
... fresh hot stable manure , with one part of fresh oak leaves . Have a sufficient quantity to make the intended bed or beds from three to four feet high . Shake and mix up both together in a compact conical heap , in order to encourage ...
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... fresh soil , either by giving them a new situation , or changing the earth they were in . Two or three stems toge- ther are quite sufficient . The flowers , by the above treat- ment , will be much larger , more double , and finer in ...
... fresh soil , either by giving them a new situation , or changing the earth they were in . Two or three stems toge- ther are quite sufficient . The flowers , by the above treat- ment , will be much larger , more double , and finer in ...
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... fresh soil . They are in bloom from May to September . Dianthus . Some of the species of this genus are the most prominent of the Flower - garden , not only for their beauty , but also their fragrance , which is peculiarly grateful ...
... fresh soil . They are in bloom from May to September . Dianthus . Some of the species of this genus are the most prominent of the Flower - garden , not only for their beauty , but also their fragrance , which is peculiarly grateful ...
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... fresh ground . Prímulas , Primrose . To this genus belong the celebrated Cowslip , Oxslip , Primrose , and the esteemed Auricula . The double varieties of Primrose have originated from P. vulgà- ris . These are such as carry their ...
... fresh ground . Prímulas , Primrose . To this genus belong the celebrated Cowslip , Oxslip , Primrose , and the esteemed Auricula . The double varieties of Primrose have originated from P. vulgà- ris . These are such as carry their ...
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... fresh soil given , or removed a few feet , and planted a little deeper than it was before , as the plant tends apparently to grow out of the soil when al- lowed to stand long . If the weather becomes dry shortly after transplanting ...
... fresh soil given , or removed a few feet , and planted a little deeper than it was before , as the plant tends apparently to grow out of the soil when al- lowed to stand long . If the weather becomes dry shortly after transplanting ...
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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...