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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... tree should not be removed as easily as the young plants in a nur- sery ; but their preservation in such cases is impossible , and therefore the transplantation of trees of great mag- nitude cannot be effected . It is because of the ...
... tree should not be removed as easily as the young plants in a nur- sery ; but their preservation in such cases is impossible , and therefore the transplantation of trees of great mag- nitude cannot be effected . It is because of the ...
Page xxvi
... trees removed in October succeed better than if transplanted at any other time . The growth of a tree at that season is not quite over ; and the first impulse of nature , when the tree finds itself in a new situation , is to create new ...
... trees removed in October succeed better than if transplanted at any other time . The growth of a tree at that season is not quite over ; and the first impulse of nature , when the tree finds itself in a new situation , is to create new ...
Page xxix
... Trees . By William Forsyth . 8vo . Hanbury . A Complete Body of Planting and Gardening . By the Rev. Wm . Hanbury . 2 vols . fol . 1770 . Hitt . A Treatise on Fruit Trees . By Thomas Hitt . Third Edition . 8vo . 1768 . Hooker's Pom ...
... Trees . By William Forsyth . 8vo . Hanbury . A Complete Body of Planting and Gardening . By the Rev. Wm . Hanbury . 2 vols . fol . 1770 . Hitt . A Treatise on Fruit Trees . By Thomas Hitt . Third Edition . 8vo . 1768 . Hooker's Pom ...
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... tree droop in the manner of a Jargonelle Pear . It is an abundant bearer , and deserves cultivation . The original tree , which is a large one , was raised by the late Dr. Helsham , and is now growing in the garden of Mr. Etheredge , of ...
... tree droop in the manner of a Jargonelle Pear . It is an abundant bearer , and deserves cultivation . The original tree , which is a large one , was raised by the late Dr. Helsham , and is now growing in the garden of Mr. Etheredge , of ...
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... trees its size will be more , and of a greater length ; but on old trees , which are in health , the size will be less , and shorter than its width . Eye ... tree at this time growing in a garden belonging to Michael Bland , Esq 16 APPLES .
... trees its size will be more , and of a greater length ; but on old trees , which are in health , the size will be less , and shorter than its width . Eye ... tree at this time growing in a garden belonging to Michael Bland , Esq 16 APPLES .
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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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