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Page viii
... and improved varieties of fruit , or in increasing their good qualities when acquired . It will be as well to consider these two subjects separately . By what means the first tendency to change their nature viii INTRODUCTION .
... and improved varieties of fruit , or in increasing their good qualities when acquired . It will be as well to consider these two subjects separately . By what means the first tendency to change their nature viii INTRODUCTION .
Page ix
... varieties for seed , or by intermixing the pollen and stigma of two varieties for the purpose of procuring something of an intermediate nature . The ancients were unacquainted with either of these practices , and consequently their ...
... varieties for seed , or by intermixing the pollen and stigma of two varieties for the purpose of procuring something of an intermediate nature . The ancients were unacquainted with either of these practices , and consequently their ...
Page x
... varieties of flowers ; but it is not generally practised in raising fruit trees . The power of procuring intermediate varieties by the intermixture of the pollen and stigma of two different parents is , however , that which most ...
... varieties of flowers ; but it is not generally practised in raising fruit trees . The power of procuring intermediate varieties by the intermixture of the pollen and stigma of two different parents is , however , that which most ...
Page xii
... varieties obtained by the intermixture of two pre - existing va- rieties are not less prolific , but , on the ... varieties of fruit that gardeners should trust for the amelioration of their stock . By this oper- ation the pears that are ...
... varieties obtained by the intermixture of two pre - existing va- rieties are not less prolific , but , on the ... varieties of fruit that gardeners should trust for the amelioration of their stock . By this oper- ation the pears that are ...
Page xviii
... varieties of fruit , so as to con- tinue in the progeny exactly the same qualities as ex- isted in the parent . Unless we have the power of doing this readily , the advantages of procuring improved races would be very much circumscribed ...
... varieties of fruit , so as to con- tinue in the progeny exactly the same qualities as ex- isted in the parent . Unless we have the power of doing this readily , the advantages of procuring improved races would be very much circumscribed ...
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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...