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Page xiv
... buds ) should be formed ; and why , on the other hand , when the former become languid , and the parts are formed slowly , bodies of a contracted nature , with no disposition to extension , ( or flower , buds , ) should appear .
... buds ) should be formed ; and why , on the other hand , when the former become languid , and the parts are formed slowly , bodies of a contracted nature , with no disposition to extension , ( or flower , buds , ) should appear .
Page xxi
... the resistance offered to their passage through the bark is in many cases so great as to compel them to continue to make wood rather than to appear in the form that is necessary for the success of the cultivator .
... the resistance offered to their passage through the bark is in many cases so great as to compel them to continue to make wood rather than to appear in the form that is necessary for the success of the cultivator .
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This appears to be of Russian origin , having been sent from the Taurida Gardens , at St. Petersburgh , to the Horticultural Society , London , under the name of Dolgoi Squoznoi , two Russian words signifying dolgoi , long , and ...
This appears to be of Russian origin , having been sent from the Taurida Gardens , at St. Petersburgh , to the Horticultural Society , London , under the name of Dolgoi Squoznoi , two Russian words signifying dolgoi , long , and ...
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This appears to be of American origin , and was imported by Mr. Sudlow from the United States , as appears from the statement in the Transactions of the Horticultural Society above alluded to in 1819.
This appears to be of American origin , and was imported by Mr. Sudlow from the United States , as appears from the statement in the Transactions of the Horticultural Society above alluded to in 1819.
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... describes the tree as broom - headed : the young shoots erect , of a greenish brown , full of spurs , downy at the extremities . In this country it does not appear to be a very plentiful bearer ; but it is very deserving of ...
... describes the tree as broom - headed : the young shoots erect , of a greenish brown , full of spurs , downy at the extremities . In this country it does not appear to be a very plentiful bearer ; but it is very deserving of ...
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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...