A Guide to The Outdoor and Kitchen Garden1831 |
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Page xv
... is the result of grafting Pears upon Quinces , Peaches upon Plums , Apples upon Whitethorn , and the like . In these latter cases , the food absorbed from the earth by the root of the stock is communicated slowly and INTRODUCTION . XV.
... is the result of grafting Pears upon Quinces , Peaches upon Plums , Apples upon Whitethorn , and the like . In these latter cases , the food absorbed from the earth by the root of the stock is communicated slowly and INTRODUCTION . XV.
Page xvi
... roots of the for- Whatever elaboration it undergoes must neces- sarily take place in the foliage of the Pear ; where , far from the influence of the Quince , secretions natural to the variety go on with no more interruption than if the ...
... roots of the for- Whatever elaboration it undergoes must neces- sarily take place in the foliage of the Pear ; where , far from the influence of the Quince , secretions natural to the variety go on with no more interruption than if the ...
Page xix
... roots com- bine and form the wood , their ascending stems give rise again to new buds . These buds are all exactly ... root , and become a new plant immediately . If we examine the various modes employed in horticulture for propagating ...
... roots com- bine and form the wood , their ascending stems give rise again to new buds . These buds are all exactly ... root , and become a new plant immediately . If we examine the various modes employed in horticulture for propagating ...
Page xx
... roots , and so stimulate the latter to increased action . Ultimately , the roots of all the buds descend between the bark and the wood until they reach the earth , into which they finally pass , like those of the first bud . There is ...
... roots , and so stimulate the latter to increased action . Ultimately , the roots of all the buds descend between the bark and the wood until they reach the earth , into which they finally pass , like those of the first bud . There is ...
Page xxi
... roots , instead of having to find their way down- wards between the bark and wood , strike at once into the earth , and become a natural channel by which nu- triment is conveyed into the general system of the cutting . Laying is nothing ...
... roots , instead of having to find their way down- wards between the bark and wood , strike at once into the earth , and become a natural channel by which nu- triment is conveyed into the general system of the cutting . Laying is nothing ...
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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...