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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 ...
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The original tree , which is a large one , was raised by the late Dr. Helsham , and is now growing in the garden of Mr. Etheredge , of Stoke Ferry , in Norfolk . 13. EARLY RED MARGARET . Hort . Soc . Cat . No. 588. Pom . Mag . t . 46 .
The original tree , which is a large one , was raised by the late Dr. Helsham , and is now growing in the garden of Mr. Etheredge , of Stoke Ferry , in Norfolk . 13. EARLY RED MARGARET . Hort . Soc . Cat . No. 588. Pom . Mag . t . 46 .
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It does not keep late , but is a most valuable apple for the kitchen while it lasts . Raised by the Rev. Dr. Symonds Breedon , in his garden at Bere Court , near Pangbourne , in Berkshire , and exhibited at the Horticultural Society ...
It does not keep late , but is a most valuable apple for the kitchen while it lasts . Raised by the Rev. Dr. Symonds Breedon , in his garden at Bere Court , near Pangbourne , in Berkshire , and exhibited at the Horticultural Society ...
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Some fruit of this apple were imported from Riga by the late Mr. Lee , 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 .
Some fruit of this apple were imported from Riga by the late Mr. Lee , 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 .
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A very neat and excellent dessert apple in November and December . Raised about twenty years ago by the late Mr. William Padley , gardener to His Majesty , at Hampton Court , and first propagated by Mr. Ronalds of Brentford . 35.
A very neat and excellent dessert apple in November and December . Raised about twenty years ago by the late Mr. William Padley , gardener to His Majesty , at Hampton Court , and first propagated by Mr. Ronalds of Brentford . 35.
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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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