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The limits within which experiments of this kind must be confined are , however , narrow . It seems that cross fertilisation will not take place at all , or very rarely , between different species , unless these species are nearly ...
The limits within which experiments of this kind must be confined are , however , narrow . It seems that cross fertilisation will not take place at all , or very rarely , between different species , unless these species are nearly ...
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But in regard to the liber , as this is confined to a narrow strip in both stock and scion , great care must be taken that they are both placed as exactly in contact with each other as possible , so that the line of separation of the ...
But in regard to the liber , as this is confined to a narrow strip in both stock and scion , great care must be taken that they are both placed as exactly in contact with each other as possible , so that the line of separation of the ...
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Stalk slender , three quarters of an inch long , inserted in a small narrow cavity . Skin pale yellow , with a slight pale tinge of red on the sunny side . Flesh crisp , but soon becomes mealy . Juice a little sugary , with a slight ...
Stalk slender , three quarters of an inch long , inserted in a small narrow cavity . Skin pale yellow , with a slight pale tinge of red on the sunny side . Flesh crisp , but soon becomes mealy . Juice a little sugary , with a slight ...
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Eye small , with a closed calyx , placed in a narrow basin , surrounded by several unequal plaits . Stalk short , slender , in a funnel - shaped cavity , even with the base . Skin pale yellow , with numerous small pearl - coloured ...
Eye small , with a closed calyx , placed in a narrow basin , surrounded by several unequal plaits . Stalk short , slender , in a funnel - shaped cavity , even with the base . Skin pale yellow , with numerous small pearl - coloured ...
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Fruit of the usual codlin shape , about three inches in diameter at the base , and two inches and three quar ters deep , slightly angular on its sides , and tapering to a narrow crown . Eye closed by broad , short segments of the calyx ...
Fruit of the usual codlin shape , about three inches in diameter at the base , and two inches and three quar ters deep , slightly angular on its sides , and tapering to a narrow crown . Eye closed by broad , short segments of the calyx ...
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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...