A Guide to The Outdoor and Kitchen Garden1831 |
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... Eye nearly closed by the segments of the calyx . Stalk short , not deeply inserted . Skin marked with brownish red , intermixed with some streaks of deeper red ; the shaded side yellowish green , sprinkled with small brown dots . Flesh ...
... Eye nearly closed by the segments of the calyx . Stalk short , not deeply inserted . Skin marked with brownish red , intermixed with some streaks of deeper red ; the shaded side yellowish green , sprinkled with small brown dots . Flesh ...
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... Eye small , with a closed calyx , placed in a narrow basin , surrounded by several unequal plaits . Stalk short , slender , in a funnel - shaped cavity , even with the base . Skin pale yellow , with numerous small pearl - coloured ...
... Eye small , with a closed calyx , placed in a narrow basin , surrounded by several unequal plaits . Stalk short , slender , in a funnel - shaped cavity , even with the base . Skin pale yellow , with numerous small pearl - coloured ...
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... Eye depressed in a small hol- low . Stalk thick , and very short . Skin smooth , with a few faint streaks of red on the sunny side , and covered with a white bloom . Flesh snow - white , often trans- parent in part , tender , juicy ...
... Eye depressed in a small hol- low . Stalk thick , and very short . Skin smooth , with a few faint streaks of red on the sunny side , and covered with a white bloom . Flesh snow - white , often trans- parent in part , tender , juicy ...
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... Eye small , closed by the segments of the calyx . Stalk half an inch long , slender , rather deeply inserted . Skin dull yellowish green , dashed on the sunny side with faint red , intermixed with light russet . Flesh crisp , pale ...
... Eye small , closed by the segments of the calyx . Stalk half an inch long , slender , rather deeply inserted . Skin dull yellowish green , dashed on the sunny side with faint red , intermixed with light russet . Flesh crisp , pale ...
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... Eye small and contracted , surrounded by prominent angles extending from the ribs . Stalk three quarters of an inch long , lengthened beyond the base . Skin dull yellow or olive on the shaded side ; of a muddy to the sun . brown ...
... Eye small and contracted , surrounded by prominent angles extending from the ribs . Stalk three quarters of an inch long , lengthened beyond the base . Skin dull yellow or olive on the shaded side ; of a muddy to the sun . brown ...
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Page 509 - OBSERVATIONS ON THE DISEASES, DEFECTS, AND INJURIES, | IN ALL KINDS OF FRUIT AND FOREST TREES." WITH AN ACCOUNT OF | A PARTICULAR METHOD OF CURE, | PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF GOVERNMENT.
Page 577 - ... sowing of seed for general crops until June or July. If a small quantity of each esteemed variety be sown two or three times in these months, they will produce a plentiful supply for use in autumn and the early part of winter. One ounce of good Endive-seed will produce about five thousand plants. When the plants...