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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... August and beginning of September , and will not keep long . This is one of the sorts usually planted against walls in the Carse of Gowrie . In this country it does well as an open standard , and is an abundant bearer . Its fruit was ...
... August and beginning of September , and will not keep long . This is one of the sorts usually planted against walls in the Carse of Gowrie . In this country it does well as an open standard , and is an abundant bearer . Its fruit was ...
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... August , and are usually eaten during harvest . Those of the second flowering succeed the first , and may be brought to table till the end of October ; they are quite as good as the first , but are not bigger than a hen's egg . The ...
... August , and are usually eaten during harvest . Those of the second flowering succeed the first , and may be brought to table till the end of October ; they are quite as good as the first , but are not bigger than a hen's egg . The ...
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... August , September , October , and November , when they are stopped by the severity of the frost . It is necessary to remark , that the last flowerings are much less abundant than the two first , and the fruit which they produce is ...
... August , September , October , and November , when they are stopped by the severity of the frost . It is necessary to remark , that the last flowerings are much less abundant than the two first , and the fruit which they produce is ...
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... August , and will keep sound till Christmas . It is a healthy , hardy variety , but better adapted for dwarfs than for standards . 22. EMPEROR ALEXANDER . p . 407. t . 28 . Hort . Trans . Vol . ii . Alexander . Hort . Soc . Cat . No. 6 ...
... August , and will keep sound till Christmas . It is a healthy , hardy variety , but better adapted for dwarfs than for standards . 22. EMPEROR ALEXANDER . p . 407. t . 28 . Hort . Trans . Vol . ii . Alexander . Hort . Soc . Cat . No. 6 ...
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... August ,. This is a valuable Norfolk apple , known in the Nor- wich market by the name of White Pippin . The fruit , when peeled , sliced , and boiled in sugar , becomes trans- parent , affording for many months a most delicious ...
... August ,. This is a valuable Norfolk apple , known in the Nor- wich market by the name of White Pippin . The fruit , when peeled , sliced , and boiled in sugar , becomes trans- parent , affording for many months a most delicious ...
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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 |
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