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Page xiv
Hence , a flower bud , or flower , is nothing but a contracted branch ; as is proved
by the occasional elongation of the axis in flowers that expand during unusually
hot damp weather late in the spring , becoming branches , bearing sepals and ...
Hence , a flower bud , or flower , is nothing but a contracted branch ; as is proved
by the occasional elongation of the axis in flowers that expand during unusually
hot damp weather late in the spring , becoming branches , bearing sepals and ...
Page xxx
The Gardener ' s and Botanist ' s . Dictionary . By Philip Miller . Folio . 1768 . Nicol
. The Gardener ' s Kalendar ; or a Monthly Directory of Operations in every
Branch of Horticulture . By Walter . Nicol . 4th Edition . . 8vo . 1822 . . . Nois .
Manuel .
The Gardener ' s and Botanist ' s . Dictionary . By Philip Miller . Folio . 1768 . Nicol
. The Gardener ' s Kalendar ; or a Monthly Directory of Operations in every
Branch of Horticulture . By Walter . Nicol . 4th Edition . . 8vo . 1822 . . . Nois .
Manuel .
Page 119
Trees for this purpose should have their branches of an equal strength : those
which have been grafted one year , or ... according to their strength ; these will
produce three or four shoots from each cutdown branch , which will be sufficient
to ...
Trees for this purpose should have their branches of an equal strength : those
which have been grafted one year , or ... according to their strength ; these will
produce three or four shoots from each cutdown branch , which will be sufficient
to ...
Page 122
The other method is to train a perpendicular shoot from the centre , and furnish
the sides with branches at right angles from the main stem : this last appears to
me the most simple , and the best ; because it leaves no blank in the tree , and is
...
The other method is to train a perpendicular shoot from the centre , and furnish
the sides with branches at right angles from the main stem : this last appears to
me the most simple , and the best ; because it leaves no blank in the tree , and is
...
Page 183
Branches somewhat erect . Fruit late , large , roundish - oblong , bright red , hairy
: excellent . 5 . Melling ' s Crown Bob . No . 7 . Branches drooping . Fruit rather
late , large , oblong , bright red , hairy : very good . 6 . Old Rough RED . No . 345 .
Branches somewhat erect . Fruit late , large , roundish - oblong , bright red , hairy
: excellent . 5 . Melling ' s Crown Bob . No . 7 . Branches drooping . Fruit rather
late , large , oblong , bright red , hairy : very good . 6 . Old Rough RED . No . 345 .
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| Title | A Guide to the Orchard and Fruit Garden: Or, An Account of the Most Valuable Fruits Cultivated in Great Britain: with Kalendars of the Work Required in the Orchard and Kitchen Garden During Every Month in the Year A Guide to the Orchard and Fruit Garden: Or, An Account of the Most Valuable Fruits Cultivated in Great Britain: with Kalendars of the Work Required in the Orchard and Kitchen Garden During Every Month in the Year, George Lindley |
| Author | George Lindley |
| Editor | John Lindley |
| Publisher | Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1831 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 9 May 2008 |
| Length | 601 pages |
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