The Horticultural Register, Volume 3J. Paxton, 1834 - Horticulture |
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Page 53
... drain , the foul water of the back kitchen ( there being no sewer near the cess - pit ) and which had become an intolerable nuisance from the sides being saturated with soluble matter , the overflow of which ponded back upon the house ...
... drain , the foul water of the back kitchen ( there being no sewer near the cess - pit ) and which had become an intolerable nuisance from the sides being saturated with soluble matter , the overflow of which ponded back upon the house ...
Page 56
... drains , and made the whole place wholesome and sweet . In emptying the cess - pit of night soil , one of the beds set apart for vegetables was excavated to the depth of two and a half feet , and the night soil put into it , and covered ...
... drains , and made the whole place wholesome and sweet . In emptying the cess - pit of night soil , one of the beds set apart for vegetables was excavated to the depth of two and a half feet , and the night soil put into it , and covered ...
Page 115
... drain should also be made at the front , a little lower than the bottom of the slope , to take off all superfluous moisture , which , when not carried off , I believe to be one great cause of the trees cankering . The border should be ...
... drain should also be made at the front , a little lower than the bottom of the slope , to take off all superfluous moisture , which , when not carried off , I believe to be one great cause of the trees cankering . The border should be ...
Page 233
... drains , and for fuel . In drains , it is more durable than any other wood ; and though the timber will not burn readily , yet the brush is found to make a fire almost equal to the billets of many other trees . Dr. Anderson has adduced ...
... drains , and for fuel . In drains , it is more durable than any other wood ; and though the timber will not burn readily , yet the brush is found to make a fire almost equal to the billets of many other trees . Dr. Anderson has adduced ...
Page 271
... drain off freely , as they frequently get too much water , which soddens the mould , and stag- nates their growth . Ripened cuttings , taken off at a joint , and planted in a pot of sand , will strike root , if placed under a hand ...
... drain off freely , as they frequently get too much water , which soddens the mould , and stag- nates their growth . Ripened cuttings , taken off at a joint , and planted in a pot of sand , will strike root , if placed under a hand ...
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