A Guide to The Outdoor and Kitchen Garden |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 14
Stalk three quarters of an inch long , not protruded beyond the base . ... in January , 1817 , one of which measured five inches and a half in diameter , four inches deep , sixteen inches in circumference , and weighed nineteen ounces .
Stalk three quarters of an inch long , not protruded beyond the base . ... in January , 1817 , one of which measured five inches and a half in diameter , four inches deep , sixteen inches in circumference , and weighed nineteen ounces .
Page 21
Fruit rather small , and somewhat flat , one inch and a half deep , and two inches in diameter . Eye small , with a very small closed calyx , placed in a shallow and rather angular basin . Stalk three quarters of an inch long ...
Fruit rather small , and somewhat flat , one inch and a half deep , and two inches in diameter . Eye small , with a very small closed calyx , placed in a shallow and rather angular basin . Stalk three quarters of an inch long ...
Page 22
Fruit middle - sized , round , not much unlike the shape of a Nonesuch ; about two inches and a quarter deep ... Stalk half an inch long , very slender , sunk in a funnel - shaped cavity , and protruding but little beyond the base .
Fruit middle - sized , round , not much unlike the shape of a Nonesuch ; about two inches and a quarter deep ... Stalk half an inch long , very slender , sunk in a funnel - shaped cavity , and protruding but little beyond the base .
Page 30
Fruit very large , oblong , broader at the base than at the crown , with five obtuse angles , extending the length of the fruit , in the manner of the French Codlin . Eye pretty large , an inch deep . Stalk half an inch long , strong ...
Fruit very large , oblong , broader at the base than at the crown , with five obtuse angles , extending the length of the fruit , in the manner of the French Codlin . Eye pretty large , an inch deep . Stalk half an inch long , strong ...
Page 33
inches in diameter , and two inches and three quarters deep , broad at the base , slightly angular on the sides , and tapering to the crown ... Stalk half an inch long , in a somewhat shallow cavity , not protruding beyond the base .
inches in diameter , and two inches and three quarters deep , broad at the base , slightly angular on the sides , and tapering to the crown ... Stalk half an inch long , in a somewhat shallow cavity , not protruding beyond the base .
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
appears apple August base becoming beginning Berries Black branches bright broad brown buds bunches calyx cavity closed colour covered crop crown cultivated dark deep deeply dessert diameter Duhamel Early excellent Eye small figure firm flavour Flesh Flowers four Fruit middle-sized garden Golden green greenish growing half head Hort inch long inserted Juice juicy keep late leaves March melting middle Miller narrow November Nursery October orange originated oval pale pale yellow Peach Pear Pippin placed plants produced pruning purple Quince raised require rich Ripe ripened roots round Royal russet Scarlet seed separates September shaded shallow shoots short Skin Skin pale slender slight slightly smooth sorts specks Stalk standard stone succeeds sunny side sweet tender thick thin three inches three quarters tinged trained Trans tree varieties wall winter yellow yellowish young
Popular passages
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...