A Guide to The Outdoor and Kitchen Garden1831 |
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... middle size , two inches and a quar- ter in diameter , and two inches deep , slightly angular on its sides . Eye small , with a closed calyx , placed in a narrow basin , surrounded by several unequal plaits . Stalk short , slender , in ...
... middle size , two inches and a quar- ter in diameter , and two inches deep , slightly angular on its sides . Eye small , with a closed calyx , placed in a narrow basin , surrounded by several unequal plaits . Stalk short , slender , in ...
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... middle size , roundish , slightly angular . Eye in a tolerably deep basin , surrounded by a few knobby protuberances . Stalk short , deeply in- serted . Skin greenish yellow in the shade , deep crimson on the exposed side , and over ...
... middle size , roundish , slightly angular . Eye in a tolerably deep basin , surrounded by a few knobby protuberances . Stalk short , deeply in- serted . Skin greenish yellow in the shade , deep crimson on the exposed side , and over ...
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... middle size , roundish oblong , rather angular , tapering a little to the crown . Eye contracted , plaited . Stalk ... middle of August . A very good early apple , but soon grows mealy . 14. RED CALVILLE . Calville d'Eté . Duhamel 1. t ...
... middle size , roundish oblong , rather angular , tapering a little to the crown . Eye contracted , plaited . Stalk ... middle of August . A very good early apple , but soon grows mealy . 14. RED CALVILLE . Calville d'Eté . Duhamel 1. t ...
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... middle of July , and continues , with little interruption , till November . The fruit of April - flowering ripen mostly in August , and are usually eaten during harvest . Those of the second flowering succeed the first , and may be ...
... middle of July , and continues , with little interruption , till November . The fruit of April - flowering ripen mostly in August , and are usually eaten during harvest . Those of the second flowering succeed the first , and may be ...
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... middle sized , of a very regular round figure , and free from angles on its sides , about two inches and a half in diameter , and two inches and a quarter deep , Eye small , with a short , closed calyx , in a very regular , rather ...
... middle sized , of a very regular round figure , and free from angles on its sides , about two inches and a half in diameter , and two inches and a quarter deep , Eye small , with a short , closed calyx , in a very regular , rather ...
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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...