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A GUIDE TO THE ORCHARD AND KITCHEN GARDEN ; OR , AN ACCOUNT OF THE MOST VALUABLE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES CULTIVATED IN GREAT BRITAIN : WITH KALENDARS OF THE WORK REQUIRED IN THE ORCHARD AND KITCHEN GARDEN DURING EVERY MONTH IN THE YEAR .
A GUIDE TO THE ORCHARD AND KITCHEN GARDEN ; OR , AN ACCOUNT OF THE MOST VALUABLE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES CULTIVATED IN GREAT BRITAIN : WITH KALENDARS OF THE WORK REQUIRED IN THE ORCHARD AND KITCHEN GARDEN DURING EVERY MONTH IN THE YEAR .
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But there are few persons who are competent to undertake this task ; it requires a combination of great physiological knowledge , with a perfect acquaintance with the common manipulation of the gardener's art , and much experience in ...
But there are few persons who are competent to undertake this task ; it requires a combination of great physiological knowledge , with a perfect acquaintance with the common manipulation of the gardener's art , and much experience in ...
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Those , however , who require almonds for the dessert , will find it far more to their advantage to purchase the imported fruit . CHAP . II . APPLES . SECT . I.- Summer . Round , or nearly so . 1. BOROVITSKY . Hort . Soc . Cat . No.
Those , however , who require almonds for the dessert , will find it far more to their advantage to purchase the imported fruit . CHAP . II . APPLES . SECT . I.- Summer . Round , or nearly so . 1. BOROVITSKY . Hort . Soc . Cat . No.
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The English Codlin is too well known in every part of England to require any description of it here . It is noticed only with the view of directing the attention of the orchardist to it as an old and valuable apple .
The English Codlin is too well known in every part of England to require any description of it here . It is noticed only with the view of directing the attention of the orchardist to it as an old and valuable apple .
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The trees , being somewhat tender , require to be planted on a good soil and in a warm situation , otherwise they are apt to canker and become short lived . 106. REINETTE FRANCHE . Duhamel , No. 22 . Reinette Franche . Knoop . Pom . p .
The trees , being somewhat tender , require to be planted on a good soil and in a warm situation , otherwise they are apt to canker and become short lived . 106. REINETTE FRANCHE . Duhamel , No. 22 . Reinette Franche . Knoop . Pom . p .
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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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