A Guide to The Outdoor and Kitchen Garden1831 |
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... inch long , moderately thick . Skin pale yellow , slightly tinged with red on the sunny side , and sprinkled with ... inch long , slender , sunk level with the base in a funnel - shaped cavity . Skin pale grass - green , slightly tinged ...
... inch long , moderately thick . Skin pale yellow , slightly tinged with red on the sunny side , and sprinkled with ... inch long , slender , sunk level with the base in a funnel - shaped cavity . Skin pale grass - green , slightly tinged ...
Page 45
... inches and a quarter deep , and two inches and a half in diameter , perfectly free from angles on its sides . Eye small , almost closed , flat , surrounded by a few very small , angular , crumpled plaits . Stalk half an inch long ...
... inches and a quarter deep , and two inches and a half in diameter , perfectly free from angles on its sides . Eye small , almost closed , flat , surrounded by a few very small , angular , crumpled plaits . Stalk half an inch long ...
Page 48
... inches deep , and two inches and a half in diameter . Eye shallow . Stalk very short , scarcely a quarter of an inch long , and sunk in a small cavity . Skin somewhat grey , deeply coloured with red on the sunny side . Flesh firm , with ...
... inches deep , and two inches and a half in diameter . Eye shallow . Stalk very short , scarcely a quarter of an inch long , and sunk in a small cavity . Skin somewhat grey , deeply coloured with red on the sunny side . Flesh firm , with ...
Page 50
... inch long , moderately thick . Skin usually smooth , with a few minute russetty spots ; in the shade greenish yellow , changing to a golden yellow , with a dull red cheek slightly streaked with brighter red . Flesh yellow , crisp , with ...
... inch long , moderately thick . Skin usually smooth , with a few minute russetty spots ; in the shade greenish yellow , changing to a golden yellow , with a dull red cheek slightly streaked with brighter red . Flesh yellow , crisp , with ...
Page 54
... inches deep , and three or three and a half inches in diameter . Eye rather large , open , with a very short calyx , placed in a flat shallow basin , sur- rounded by a few rather slight obtuse plaits . Stalk three quarters of an inch long ...
... inches deep , and three or three and a half inches in diameter . Eye rather large , open , with a very short calyx , placed in a flat shallow basin , sur- rounded by a few rather slight obtuse plaits . Stalk three quarters of an inch long ...
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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...