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Page xii
... Quince and the latter , or the Plum and Cherry , or the Gooseberry and the Currant . On the other hand , new varieties obtained by the intermixture of two pre - existing va- rieties are not less prolific , but , on the contrary , often ...
... Quince and the latter , or the Plum and Cherry , or the Gooseberry and the Currant . On the other hand , new varieties obtained by the intermixture of two pre - existing va- rieties are not less prolific , but , on the contrary , often ...
Page xv
... result of grafting Pears upon Quinces , Peaches upon Plums , Apples upon Whitethorn , and the like . In these latter cases , the food absorbed from the earth by the root of the stock is communicated slowly and INTRODUCTION . XV.
... result of grafting Pears upon Quinces , Peaches upon Plums , Apples upon Whitethorn , and the like . In these latter cases , the food absorbed from the earth by the root of the stock is communicated slowly and INTRODUCTION . XV.
Page xvi
... Quince , for instance , communicates some portion of its austerity to the Pear , can scarcely have considered the question physiologically , or they would have seen that the whole of the food communicated from the alburnum of the Quince ...
... Quince , for instance , communicates some portion of its austerity to the Pear , can scarcely have considered the question physiologically , or they would have seen that the whole of the food communicated from the alburnum of the Quince ...
Page 112
... quince . Eye small , flat , with a short truncate , or covered calyx . Stalk short . Skin yellow , a little reticulated with a slight greyish russet , and a few small specks intermixed . Specific gravity of the Juice 1074 . As a cider ...
... quince . Eye small , flat , with a short truncate , or covered calyx . Stalk short . Skin yellow , a little reticulated with a slight greyish russet , and a few small specks intermixed . Specific gravity of the Juice 1074 . As a cider ...
Page 230
... and giving them a properly regulated head . The Medlar , as well as the Quince , may very safely be planted out in the orchard , without any fear of their degenerating the fruit of either the Apple or the Pear 230 MEDLARS .
... and giving them a properly regulated head . The Medlar , as well as the Quince , may very safely be planted out in the orchard , without any fear of their degenerating the fruit of either the Apple or the Pear 230 MEDLARS .
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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...