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Page 187
the reader will find some account of it under the head of Propagation . In the
quarters where the young bushes have established themselves , and made some
vigorous shoots , the best placed of those should be selected to form the head :
four ...
the reader will find some account of it under the head of Propagation . In the
quarters where the young bushes have established themselves , and made some
vigorous shoots , the best placed of those should be selected to form the head :
four ...
Page 197
Berries varying much in form ; being sometimes round , frequently flatrotund , and
indented on the head with the remains of the style . A groove or channel is often
observed on one side , or both , decreasing from the head downwards . Skin of ...
Berries varying much in form ; being sometimes round , frequently flatrotund , and
indented on the head with the remains of the style . A groove or channel is often
observed on one side , or both , decreasing from the head downwards . Skin of ...
Page 241
In the selection of a tree for this purpose make choice of one that is straight in the
stem , and free from blemishes , with a head of three or four well placed regular
shoots ; should there be more they must be cut out . When the tree has been ...
In the selection of a tree for this purpose make choice of one that is straight in the
stem , and free from blemishes , with a head of three or four well placed regular
shoots ; should there be more they must be cut out . When the tree has been ...
Page 332
When the plants are finally planted out where they are intended to remain , care
must be taken , by annual pruning , to form their heads handsomely ; keeping
them thin and open ; cutting away all irregular , superfluous , vigorous shoots ;
and ...
When the plants are finally planted out where they are intended to remain , care
must be taken , by annual pruning , to form their heads handsomely ; keeping
them thin and open ; cutting away all irregular , superfluous , vigorous shoots ;
and ...
Page 420
There is not any particular management required for standard Pears that is not
applicable to the Apple , as detailed under that head . The principal thing to be
attended to at first is to have the tree with a straight healthy stem , and a head ...
There is not any particular management required for standard Pears that is not
applicable to the Apple , as detailed under that head . The principal thing to be
attended to at first is to have the tree with a straight healthy stem , and a head ...
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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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