Handy Book of Fruit Culture Under GlassW. Blackwood, 1881 - 357 páginas |
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... flavour , as a summer and autumn pine , is not excelled by any other , and it keeps in good condition for three weeks after being ripe . It propagates itself freely by suckers . From May till the end of October there is no pine to ...
... flavour , as a summer and autumn pine , is not excelled by any other , and it keeps in good condition for three weeks after being ripe . It propagates itself freely by suckers . From May till the end of October there is no pine to ...
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... flavour is excellent . The habit of the plant is somewhat taller than the Queen , and more spreading , with very broad , brittle , dark - green leaves . It is a large and handsome fruit , and , when well swelled , weighs a pound for ...
... flavour is excellent . The habit of the plant is somewhat taller than the Queen , and more spreading , with very broad , brittle , dark - green leaves . It is a large and handsome fruit , and , when well swelled , weighs a pound for ...
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... flavour good ; is a splendid winter pine - in this respect almost equal to the Cayenne ; is a certain fruiter , and grows to a large size . I have ripened it in 11 - inch pots , weighing 11 lb. It should be in every collection . PRINCE ...
... flavour good ; is a splendid winter pine - in this respect almost equal to the Cayenne ; is a certain fruiter , and grows to a large size . I have ripened it in 11 - inch pots , weighing 11 lb. It should be in every collection . PRINCE ...
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... flavour . The cool dry air of the vinery , and the shade of the vines , are good retarding condi- tions ; and this is as good a way , apart from having a place for the purpose , as any that I have tried . have also removed them to a ...
... flavour . The cool dry air of the vinery , and the shade of the vines , are good retarding condi- tions ; and this is as good a way , apart from having a place for the purpose , as any that I have tried . have also removed them to a ...
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... flavour at the dullest season of the year . The Queen is comparatively worthless as a winter pine com- pared to these two ; it does not swell kindly , and is always dry and juiceless compared to them . ་ There should be two sets of ...
... flavour at the dullest season of the year . The Queen is comparatively worthless as a winter pine com- pared to these two ; it does not swell kindly , and is always dry and juiceless compared to them . ་ There should be two sets of ...
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afternoon allowed applied atmosphere autumn bearing begin berries Black Hamburg bloom bottom bottom-heat buds bunches carefully Cayenne cold cold frames colour covered crop cucumbers cultivation damp DAVID THOMSON desirable dull early forcing especially feet fibry fire-heat flavour foliage frame freely fresh fruit are set fruit-bearing fruiting-pots garden glass grapes grow grown guano healthy heat inches increase insect keep lateral growths lean-to leaves light loam manure manure-water melons moist moisture month Muscat of Alexandria necessary nectarines night temperature peach peach-houses Phylloxera pine-apple pines plants plunged pots practice prevent produced pruning recommended red-spider remove ripe ripen roots season shade shifted shoots shut side soil soon span-roofed stem stopped strawberries strong succession suckers sufficient summer sun-heat supply surface swelling syringe thin thrip top-dressing trained trees trellis varieties ventilation vinery warm weather winter wood young vines
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