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 |
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Page xv
... is the result of grafting Pears upon Quinces , Peaches upon Plums , Apples upon Whitethorn , and the like . In these latter cases , the food absorbed from the earth by the root of the stock is communicated slowly and INTRODUCTION . XV.
... is the result of grafting Pears upon Quinces , Peaches upon Plums , Apples upon Whitethorn , and the like . In these latter cases , the food absorbed from the earth by the root of the stock is communicated slowly and INTRODUCTION . XV.
Page xvi
... roots of the for- Whatever elaboration it undergoes must neces- sarily take place in the foliage of the Pear ; where , far from the influence of the Quince , secretions natural to the variety go on with no more interruption than if the ...
... roots of the for- Whatever elaboration it undergoes must neces- sarily take place in the foliage of the Pear ; where , far from the influence of the Quince , secretions natural to the variety go on with no more interruption than if the ...
Page xviii
... well as if no union between them had ever existed . These systems of life are buds , each having a power of emitting descending fibres in the form of roots , and also of ascending in the form of stem . xviii INTRODUCTION .
... well as if no union between them had ever existed . These systems of life are buds , each having a power of emitting descending fibres in the form of roots , and also of ascending in the form of stem . xviii INTRODUCTION .
Page xix
... roots com- bine and form the wood , their ascending stems give rise again to new buds . These buds are all exactly ... root , and become a new plant immediately . If we examine the various modes employed in horticulture for propagating ...
... roots com- bine and form the wood , their ascending stems give rise again to new buds . These buds are all exactly ... root , and become a new plant immediately . If we examine the various modes employed in horticulture for propagating ...
Page xx
... roots , and so stimulate the latter to increased action . Ultimately , the roots of all the buds descend between the bark and the wood until they reach the earth , into which they finally pass , like those of the first bud . There is ...
... roots , and so stimulate the latter to increased action . Ultimately , the roots of all the buds descend between the bark and the wood until they reach the earth , into which they finally pass , like those of the first bud . There is ...
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A Guide to the Orchard and Fruit Garden: Or, an Account of the Most Valuable ... George Lindley No preview available - 2020 |
A Guide to the Orchard and Fruit Garden; Or, an Account of the Most Valuable ... John Lindley,George Lindley No preview available - 2015 |
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