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Page xiii
By bending branches downwards ; 3. ... around which they are arranged , has a tendency to extend itself in the form of a branch as soon as the necessary stimulus has been communicated to the system by the light and warmth of spring .
By bending branches downwards ; 3. ... around which they are arranged , has a tendency to extend itself in the form of a branch as soon as the necessary stimulus has been communicated to the system by the light and warmth of spring .
Page xiv
Hence , a flower bud , or flower , is nothing but a contracted branch ; as is proved by the occasional elongation of the axis in flowers that expand during unusually hot damp weather late in the spring , becoming branches , bearing ...
Hence , a flower bud , or flower , is nothing but a contracted branch ; as is proved by the occasional elongation of the axis in flowers that expand during unusually hot damp weather late in the spring , becoming branches , bearing ...
Page xv
The tissue of which branches are composed is certainly permeable to fluids in every direction ; and there can be no doubt that the vital action of the vessels of a plant is performed both in the natural and in an inverted position .
The tissue of which branches are composed is certainly permeable to fluids in every direction ; and there can be no doubt that the vital action of the vessels of a plant is performed both in the natural and in an inverted position .
Page xvii
It is for the purpose of producing the former effect that pruning and training trees are more especially destined . pruning , we remove all those superfluous branches which overshadowed the remainder , and we endeavour to expose every ...
It is for the purpose of producing the former effect that pruning and training trees are more especially destined . pruning , we remove all those superfluous branches which overshadowed the remainder , and we endeavour to expose every ...
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The tree is readily known from every other variety of apple , by its upright growth , by its short erect branches , and by the excessive pubescence of its leaves . 6. OSLIN . Hort . Soc . Cat . No. 5 .; Pom . Mag . t . 5 .
The tree is readily known from every other variety of apple , by its upright growth , by its short erect branches , and by the excessive pubescence of its leaves . 6. OSLIN . Hort . Soc . Cat . No. 5 .; Pom . Mag . t . 5 .
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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...
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| Title | A Guide to The Outdoor and Kitchen Garden |
| Author | George Lindley |
| Published | 1831 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 4 Jun 2007 |
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