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Page 143
Rapidly growing pear trees , particularly those from abroad , often have their
vessels ruptured by a too sudden distension ; as plants are endowed with a
principle of divisibility , if the injured part be immediately cut off , the remaining
branches ...
Rapidly growing pear trees , particularly those from abroad , often have their
vessels ruptured by a too sudden distension ; as plants are endowed with a
principle of divisibility , if the injured part be immediately cut off , the remaining
branches ...
Page 366
If he will indulge in cross fencing , the cedar or wild pear , prim , hawthwrn , or the
attar rose , make very pretty division lines . Indeed the boundary fence should be
lined with close shrubhery , not only that an ugly fence may be hidden , but that ...
If he will indulge in cross fencing , the cedar or wild pear , prim , hawthwrn , or the
attar rose , make very pretty division lines . Indeed the boundary fence should be
lined with close shrubhery , not only that an ugly fence may be hidden , but that ...
Page 369
De la Quintinye , who was a man of science as well as a practical gardener ,
assures us that he has been so entirely misled in the character and quality of a
pear , the tree being advantageously placed both as to soil and warmth , that he
was ...
De la Quintinye , who was a man of science as well as a practical gardener ,
assures us that he has been so entirely misled in the character and quality of a
pear , the tree being advantageously placed both as to soil and warmth , that he
was ...
Page 370
If there be any exception to this rule , it is in the case of pear trees that we plant in
deep rich soil with clay bottom . Our experience in this matter is of long standing ,
for we have had extensive orchards under our own care , and of our own ...
If there be any exception to this rule , it is in the case of pear trees that we plant in
deep rich soil with clay bottom . Our experience in this matter is of long standing ,
for we have had extensive orchards under our own care , and of our own ...
Page 372
Nor should he be satisfied with the mere enjoyment of the delicious juices of a
peach , plum , or pear ; he should at least know the names of what gives him so
much pleasure . The " famous " De la Quintinye had the greatest affection and ...
Nor should he be satisfied with the mere enjoyment of the delicious juices of a
peach , plum , or pear ; he should at least know the names of what gives him so
much pleasure . The " famous " De la Quintinye had the greatest affection and ...
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