A Guide to The Outdoor and Kitchen Garden1831 |
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Page 25
... firm , crisp , juicy , with a lively sugared juice . Ripens the beginning of September , and remains in perfection till the end of October . This is an excellent autumnal fruit , bearing well , and having a firm high- flavoured flesh ...
... firm , crisp , juicy , with a lively sugared juice . Ripens the beginning of September , and remains in perfection till the end of October . This is an excellent autumnal fruit , bearing well , and having a firm high- flavoured flesh ...
Page 32
... firm , breaking , very sweet , juicy , and highly flavoured . A very beautiful dessert fruit in November and De- cember . This very excellent apple was brought into notice by Mr. Kirke , of Brompton . It is hardy , and a very plentiful ...
... firm , breaking , very sweet , juicy , and highly flavoured . A very beautiful dessert fruit in November and De- cember . This very excellent apple was brought into notice by Mr. Kirke , of Brompton . It is hardy , and a very plentiful ...
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... firm . Juice not plentiful , but rich , and of a high aromatic flavour . A most excellent and beautiful dessert apple from October till Christmas . In some seasons , however , it is in perfection in September . The branches of this tree ...
... firm . Juice not plentiful , but rich , and of a high aromatic flavour . A most excellent and beautiful dessert apple from October till Christmas . In some seasons , however , it is in perfection in September . The branches of this tree ...
Page 36
... shaded on the sunny side with a lively red , intermixed with a thin grey russet . Flesh white , firm , and crisp . Juice brisk and well flavoured . A beautiful dessert apple , from November till March . 36 APPLES . Leeks.
... shaded on the sunny side with a lively red , intermixed with a thin grey russet . Flesh white , firm , and crisp . Juice brisk and well flavoured . A beautiful dessert apple , from November till March . 36 APPLES . Leeks.
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... firm , yellowish , sugary , rich and of excellent quality . A very handsome dessert apple from December till May . The tree is very hardy , and a profuse bearer , either as a standard or dwarf , highly deserving of cul- tivation . 75 ...
... firm , yellowish , sugary , rich and of excellent quality . A very handsome dessert apple from December till May . The tree is very hardy , and a profuse bearer , either as a standard or dwarf , highly deserving of cul- tivation . 75 ...
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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...