A Guide to The Outdoor and Kitchen Garden1831 |
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Page 118
... require to be headed down after- wards , in such trees whose growth is upright ; but such as are of a pendent growth should remain till they are well established in the ground ; and may then be headed down , leaving the branches nine or ...
... require to be headed down after- wards , in such trees whose growth is upright ; but such as are of a pendent growth should remain till they are well established in the ground ; and may then be headed down , leaving the branches nine or ...
Page 120
... require two years ' pruning in a contrary direction to restore the head to its former regularity and it must not be forgotten that this system of pruning will hold good in every other case . What has just been said , has reference only ...
... require two years ' pruning in a contrary direction to restore the head to its former regularity and it must not be forgotten that this system of pruning will hold good in every other case . What has just been said , has reference only ...
Page 122
... require seven years to complete the seven series of horizontal branches : but sometimes it happens that the centre shoot possesses sufficient vigour to produce two series , or five branches , by shortening it to eighteen inches instead ...
... require seven years to complete the seven series of horizontal branches : but sometimes it happens that the centre shoot possesses sufficient vigour to produce two series , or five branches , by shortening it to eighteen inches instead ...
Page 136
... requires to be planted against a south , or south - east wall , and to have a warm sheltered situation , to insure productive crops . A Selection of Apricots for a small Garden in the Southern and Midland Counties of England . Breda ...
... requires to be planted against a south , or south - east wall , and to have a warm sheltered situation , to insure productive crops . A Selection of Apricots for a small Garden in the Southern and Midland Counties of England . Breda ...
Page 139
... them to form natural spurs for blossoms at the base . In the winter pruning of Apricots , every shoot should be shortened according to its strength no one should ever exceed eighteen inches , and few will ever require APRICOTS . 139.
... them to form natural spurs for blossoms at the base . In the winter pruning of Apricots , every shoot should be shortened according to its strength no one should ever exceed eighteen inches , and few will ever require APRICOTS . 139.
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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...