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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Page 17
... young will ensure handsome free flower- ing plants . Climbing shrubs , and others that are trained against out- buildings , walls , or such as are sheltered thereby , and not now in danger of suffering by frost , may be pruned and ...
... young will ensure handsome free flower- ing plants . Climbing shrubs , and others that are trained against out- buildings , walls , or such as are sheltered thereby , and not now in danger of suffering by frost , may be pruned and ...
Page 18
... young wood , which give room for , and train them straight , and to the full extent , during sum- These shoots will flower profusely the following sea- son , and in like manner , when thought proper , the other half can be cut . mer ...
... young wood , which give room for , and train them straight , and to the full extent , during sum- These shoots will flower profusely the following sea- son , and in like manner , when thought proper , the other half can be cut . mer ...
Page 56
... young shoots ; breaking the earth well about their roots when planting . The rose has been an esteemed shrub among all civilized nations . The flowers are double , semi - double , and single ; the colours are pink , red , purple , white ...
... young shoots ; breaking the earth well about their roots when planting . The rose has been an esteemed shrub among all civilized nations . The flowers are double , semi - double , and single ; the colours are pink , red , purple , white ...
Page 57
... young shoots from the bottom of the stem , the old wood should be cut out , thus encouraging the young wood , which the second year bears the most and finest flowers . In severe winters , the extremities of the shoots are frequently ...
... young shoots from the bottom of the stem , the old wood should be cut out , thus encouraging the young wood , which the second year bears the most and finest flowers . In severe winters , the extremities of the shoots are frequently ...
Page 69
... young shoot that is intended to be multiplied , ) should be cut from the bush before vegetation commences , and placed in some shaded situation till the time of operation , which will be after the buds begin April . ] 69 GRAFTING ROSES .
... young shoot that is intended to be multiplied , ) should be cut from the bush before vegetation commences , and placed in some shaded situation till the time of operation , which will be after the buds begin April . ] 69 GRAFTING ROSES .
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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...