A Guide to The Outdoor and Kitchen Garden1831 |
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Page vii
... slight variations of phrase- ology , in speaking of many different subjects ; and it has at last become a common complaint , among those who seek for information from books upon horticultural subjects , that they can find plenty of ...
... slight variations of phrase- ology , in speaking of many different subjects ; and it has at last become a common complaint , among those who seek for information from books upon horticultural subjects , that they can find plenty of ...
Page xx
... slight modification of the last method . Instead of taking a single bud , a stem containing two , three , or more buds , is placed in circumstances fitted for the maintenance of its life . In this case , the chances of success are ...
... slight modification of the last method . Instead of taking a single bud , a stem containing two , three , or more buds , is placed in circumstances fitted for the maintenance of its life . In this case , the chances of success are ...
Page xxv
... slight degree of violence destroys them . It is scarcely possible to remove the soil from the roots without injuring them in some degree and if transplantation is effected violently or carelessly , they are in a great measure destroyed ...
... slight degree of violence destroys them . It is scarcely possible to remove the soil from the roots without injuring them in some degree and if transplantation is effected violently or carelessly , they are in a great measure destroyed ...
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... slight degree of growth continues to be maintained . This is one of the reasons why trees removed in October succeed better than if transplanted at any other time . The growth of a tree at that season is not quite over ; and the first ...
... slight degree of growth continues to be maintained . This is one of the reasons why trees removed in October succeed better than if transplanted at any other time . The growth of a tree at that season is not quite over ; and the first ...
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... slight pale tinge of red on the sunny side . Flesh crisp , but soon becomes mealy . Juice a little sugary , with a slight perfume . Ripe the end of July and beginning of August . 5. MARGARET . Miller , No. 2 . Magdalene . Ray ( 1688 ) ...
... slight pale tinge of red on the sunny side . Flesh crisp , but soon becomes mealy . Juice a little sugary , with a slight perfume . Ripe the end of July and beginning of August . 5. MARGARET . Miller , No. 2 . Magdalene . Ray ( 1688 ) ...
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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...