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... in the embryo under any circumstances , it is reasonable to suppose that they will be most especially concentrated in a seed taken from that part of a tree in which its peculiar good qualities reside in the highest degree .
... in the embryo under any circumstances , it is reasonable to suppose that they will be most especially concentrated in a seed taken from that part of a tree in which its peculiar good qualities reside in the highest degree .
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In ringing fruit trees , a cylinder of bark is cut from the branch , by which means the return of the elaborated juices ... The effect of turning the branches of a tree from their natural position to a pendulous or a horizontal one is ...
In ringing fruit trees , a cylinder of bark is cut from the branch , by which means the return of the elaborated juices ... The effect of turning the branches of a tree from their natural position to a pendulous or a horizontal one is ...
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In proportion to the size or age of a tree , is the difficulty of preserving them increased ; and hence at the same ... there would be no reason whatever why the largest forest tree should not be removed as easily as the young plants in ...
In proportion to the size or age of a tree , is the difficulty of preserving them increased ; and hence at the same ... there would be no reason whatever why the largest forest tree should not be removed as easily as the young plants in ...
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When destroyed , the spongioles are often speedily replaced , particularly in orchard trees , provided a slight degree of ... The growth of a tree at that season is not quite over ; and the first impulse of nature , when the tree finds ...
When destroyed , the spongioles are often speedily replaced , particularly in orchard trees , provided a slight degree of ... The growth of a tree at that season is not quite over ; and the first impulse of nature , when the tree finds ...
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A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees , and the Management of Orchards and Cider , & c . By William Coxe , Esq . 8vo . 1817 . Diel's Pom . Diel's Versuch . Versuch einer Systematischen Beschreibung in Deutschland vorhandener ...
A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees , and the Management of Orchards and Cider , & c . By William Coxe , Esq . 8vo . 1817 . Diel's Pom . Diel's Versuch . Versuch einer Systematischen Beschreibung in Deutschland vorhandener ...
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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...