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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... half or two feet wide . When there is not a green - house attached to the flower garden there should be at least a few sashes of framing or a forcing pit to bring forward early annuals , & c . , for early blooming . These should be ...
... half or two feet wide . When there is not a green - house attached to the flower garden there should be at least a few sashes of framing or a forcing pit to bring forward early annuals , & c . , for early blooming . These should be ...
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... of the shoots , one half of the bush should be cut to within four inches of the ground . It will throw out plenty of fine young wood , which give 3 Feb. 17 OF PRUNING , & c . Robinias, Colùteas, Cyticus, Rhús, Genistas, ...
... of the shoots , one half of the bush should be cut to within four inches of the ground . It will throw out plenty of fine young wood , which give 3 Feb. 17 OF PRUNING , & c . Robinias, Colùteas, Cyticus, Rhús, Genistas, ...
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... half can be cut . mer . Roses of the hardy kinds ( termed garden roses ) that were not attended to in November , should , if the weather permit , be dressed and pruned forthwith . In small gardens , where these are generally attached to ...
... half can be cut . mer . Roses of the hardy kinds ( termed garden roses ) that were not attended to in November , should , if the weather permit , be dressed and pruned forthwith . In small gardens , where these are generally attached to ...
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... half an inch of air might be left during the night . In about three days , if all has been properly attended to , the bed will be what is termed sweet . Then put in about six inches of fine garden soil ; if heavy , mix a little sand ...
... half an inch of air might be left during the night . In about three days , if all has been properly attended to , the bed will be what is termed sweet . Then put in about six inches of fine garden soil ; if heavy , mix a little sand ...
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... half shaded situa- tion . Enothera or tree Primrose ; many varieties of the annual species , produce their flowers in much greater perfection , if planted or sown in poor soil . To this ansiloba , sinuata , and tetraptera , are excep ...
... half shaded situa- tion . Enothera or tree Primrose ; many varieties of the annual species , produce their flowers in much greater perfection , if planted or sown in poor soil . To this ansiloba , sinuata , and tetraptera , are excep ...
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appearance beautiful begin to grow bipinnated bloom blue blush bright buds bulbs Camellias centre Chasselas closely set collections colour corolla covered crimson cultivated dark deciduous double flower Drain the pots dwarf earth easy culture esteemed evergreen feet finest flowering plants foliage four inches fragrance frequently frost fruit genus give glass globular graft grandiflora green green-house ground grow freely growth habit half hardy heat herbaceous hot-house imbricated inches inches in diameter insect keep lanceolate last month light lilac Magnificent manure Noisette observed ovate pale panicles perfect perfectly double petals pink plants produce pruning pure white purple repotted require rich rieties roots rose sashes scarlet scarlet flowers season seed shade showy shrubs situation Soil species spikes spotted stamens stem striped strong summer superb sweet-scented syringing three inches tion tree umbels varieties vine weather white flowers winter wood yellow young shoots
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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...