The Horticultural Register, Volume 3J. Paxton, 1834 - Horticulture |
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... cutting the branches before it is quite ripe , in August , and may be thrashed out with a flail as corn ; as soon as the branches dry a little , two strikes or bushels go to an acre . - Nevelle's Letter to Sir G. Sutton . 1 PRESERVING ...
... cutting the branches before it is quite ripe , in August , and may be thrashed out with a flail as corn ; as soon as the branches dry a little , two strikes or bushels go to an acre . - Nevelle's Letter to Sir G. Sutton . 1 PRESERVING ...
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... cuttings planted under a hand- glass , as well as by seeds , which should be sown as soon as ripe . COMPOSITEE , or Compound Flowers . CHAETANTHERA SERRATA , Tooth - leaved Chætanthera . A perennial with yel- low flowers . It has been ...
... cuttings planted under a hand- glass , as well as by seeds , which should be sown as soon as ripe . COMPOSITEE , or Compound Flowers . CHAETANTHERA SERRATA , Tooth - leaved Chætanthera . A perennial with yel- low flowers . It has been ...
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... cuttings , have been in great request for the greenhouse and conser- vatory , and among them are the different species of Pimelea . The present species was introduced to our gardens by Mr. Fraser , from the southern shores of New ...
... cuttings , have been in great request for the greenhouse and conser- vatory , and among them are the different species of Pimelea . The present species was introduced to our gardens by Mr. Fraser , from the southern shores of New ...
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... cuttings and seeds , and should be potted in light loam . Bot . Cab . LEGUMINOSA , or Pea Tribe . LUPINUS INCANUS , Hoary Lupine . This handsome species is a native of South America , and was raised by Mr. Neill , from seed sent by Mr ...
... cuttings and seeds , and should be potted in light loam . Bot . Cab . LEGUMINOSA , or Pea Tribe . LUPINUS INCANUS , Hoary Lupine . This handsome species is a native of South America , and was raised by Mr. Neill , from seed sent by Mr ...
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... cuttings except what is very woody and completely formed and this which is always at the bottom of the stem , can scarcely be procured without cutting down the whole plant . It requires a hot and damp stove . - Bot . Reg . However , we ...
... cuttings except what is very woody and completely formed and this which is always at the bottom of the stem , can scarcely be procured without cutting down the whole plant . It requires a hot and damp stove . - Bot . Reg . However , we ...
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Page 130 - And the mixed multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, "Who shall give us flesh to eat? We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.
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