Cottage Gardener and Country Gentleman's Companion, Volume 3Wm. S. Orr, 1850 - Gardening |
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... ground , 12 ; modes of using , 35 , 260 , 303 Lucanus parallelipipedus , 105 Lucerne , 349 Luculia gratissima culture , 340 Lupine culture , 320 Lupinus Hartwegii , 84 Lychnis cœli - rosea , 203 MAGNOLIA PURPUREA , moving , 14 ; layer ...
... ground , 12 ; modes of using , 35 , 260 , 303 Lucanus parallelipipedus , 105 Lucerne , 349 Luculia gratissima culture , 340 Lupine culture , 320 Lupinus Hartwegii , 84 Lychnis cœli - rosea , 203 MAGNOLIA PURPUREA , moving , 14 ; layer ...
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... ground free from frost the better . As all means of farther growth is cut off they will now ripen their wood fast , and the more hard and ripe they are the better they will keep . When they are to be finally moved to their winter ...
... ground free from frost the better . As all means of farther growth is cut off they will now ripen their wood fast , and the more hard and ripe they are the better they will keep . When they are to be finally moved to their winter ...
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... ground with a sharp knife or reaping - hook , and clear them all away . Then , if any weeds exist , let them be hoed up and all raked off and taken away neatly ; next , with the digging - fork , dig up the beds carefully , without ...
... ground with a sharp knife or reaping - hook , and clear them all away . Then , if any weeds exist , let them be hoed up and all raked off and taken away neatly ; next , with the digging - fork , dig up the beds carefully , without ...
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... ground ; and it seemed to have been com- pletely clothed with rhododendrons , azaleas , and other bog plants , through which winding walks were judiciously cut , with so much taste and ease that they seemed to have been made without art ...
... ground ; and it seemed to have been com- pletely clothed with rhododendrons , azaleas , and other bog plants , through which winding walks were judiciously cut , with so much taste and ease that they seemed to have been made without art ...
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... ground , and their ends meeting together so as to clasp the stem of the shrub at rather above half its height from the ground . THE facts detailed by us last week relative to the influence of heat upon seeds , and the necessity for its ...
... ground , and their ends meeting together so as to clasp the stem of the shrub at rather above half its height from the ground . THE facts detailed by us last week relative to the influence of heat upon seeds , and the necessity for its ...
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