The Horticultural Register, Volume 3J. Paxton, 1834 - Horticulture |
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... early and as good as could be produced in a similar situation . The cabbage I commenced cutting in the beginning of April , and the cauliflowers in the middle of the same month , not having the least protection during any part of winter ...
... early and as good as could be produced in a similar situation . The cabbage I commenced cutting in the beginning of April , and the cauliflowers in the middle of the same month , not having the least protection during any part of winter ...
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... early forcing . It will now be requisite to clean out from the frame all the soil and dung , and to put some half ex- hausted dung , from a lining that is at work , into your frame . Fill up the pit level with the flues , and put a thin ...
... early forcing . It will now be requisite to clean out from the frame all the soil and dung , and to put some half ex- hausted dung , from a lining that is at work , into your frame . Fill up the pit level with the flues , and put a thin ...
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... Early in the summer , I unexpectedly received a very small plant from a kind friend ; it was merely enclosed in moss , and a loose portion of soil . Judging from the form of the roots , and the appearance of the loose soil , I planted ...
... Early in the summer , I unexpectedly received a very small plant from a kind friend ; it was merely enclosed in moss , and a loose portion of soil . Judging from the form of the roots , and the appearance of the loose soil , I planted ...
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... early , and it bleeds ex- cessively , if not cut before March . I let the twigging to the Beesom makers , at so much a bundle of four feet girth . They lie till March , when they are stacked like corn , and thatched . They must be dry ...
... early , and it bleeds ex- cessively , if not cut before March . I let the twigging to the Beesom makers , at so much a bundle of four feet girth . They lie till March , when they are stacked like corn , and thatched . They must be dry ...
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... early in March ; if the weather be favourable . Potatoes planted in light sandy soil , on a slight hotbed , in the beginning of the month , will be ready for use by the beginning or middle of May . Rhubarb Roots taken up and planted in ...
... early in March ; if the weather be favourable . Potatoes planted in light sandy soil , on a slight hotbed , in the beginning of the month , will be ready for use by the beginning or middle of May . Rhubarb Roots taken up and planted in ...
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