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Striking from Cuttings is a 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 .
Striking from Cuttings is a 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 .
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These spongioles are exceedingly delicate in their organisation , and a very 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 ...
These spongioles are exceedingly delicate in their organisation , and a very 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 ...
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When destroyed , the spongioles are often speedily replaced , particularly in orchard trees , provided a slight degree of growth continues to be maintained . This is one of the reasons why trees removed in October succeed better than if ...
When destroyed , the spongioles are often speedily replaced , particularly in orchard trees , provided a slight degree of growth continues to be maintained . This is one of the reasons why trees removed in October succeed better than if ...
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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 perfume . Ripe the end of July and beginning of August . 5. MARGARET . Miller , No. 2 .
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 perfume . Ripe the end of July and beginning of August . 5. MARGARET . Miller , No. 2 .
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Juice saccharine , with a mixture of acid , and a very slight perfume . It is ready for tarts in July , and will keep till October or November . The Spring Grove Codlin was first brought into notice by Sir Joseph Banks , in a ...
Juice saccharine , with a mixture of acid , and a very slight perfume . It is ready for tarts in July , and will keep till October or November . The Spring Grove Codlin was first brought into notice by Sir Joseph Banks , in a ...
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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...