Cottage Gardener and Country Gentleman's Companion, Volume 3Wm. S. Orr, 1850 - Gardening |
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... Late Admirable , the Bourdine , and the Catherine , may still be found in ungenial situations . Amongst the nectarines , such as the Late Newington ; among plums , the Imperatrice , the Ickworth plum , and Coe's Late Red ; and , amongst ...
... Late Admirable , the Bourdine , and the Catherine , may still be found in ungenial situations . Amongst the nectarines , such as the Late Newington ; among plums , the Imperatrice , the Ickworth plum , and Coe's Late Red ; and , amongst ...
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... late in the season . Old petunias are good for no- thing , or next to it , and there is no certainty in their seeds coming true ; but one nice plant kept in a pot from last summer would easily live in a window , and , with the help of a ...
... late in the season . Old petunias are good for no- thing , or next to it , and there is no certainty in their seeds coming true ; but one nice plant kept in a pot from last summer would easily live in a window , and , with the help of a ...
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... late number have been acted upon and carried out , the bed will now be open ; that is , the soil will be laid in ridges on each side of the bed , and a coating of very decayed cow - dung laid at the bottom . Let the soil now be levelled ...
... late number have been acted upon and carried out , the bed will now be open ; that is , the soil will be laid in ridges on each side of the bed , and a coating of very decayed cow - dung laid at the bottom . Let the soil now be levelled ...
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... late in coming into bloom this autumn , they might flower on for two months next summer , but they would then die off . Cut down CUPS ON BOX - EDGING ( N. S. S . ) - We received a box , smashed and flattened by the Post - office ...
... late in coming into bloom this autumn , they might flower on for two months next summer , but they would then die off . Cut down CUPS ON BOX - EDGING ( N. S. S . ) - We received a box , smashed and flattened by the Post - office ...
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... late sowing will be as good as early sowing ; and in another place , when snails begin to move and climb up plants , cease from digging about vines , and take to pruning . That our operations may be made justly coincident with certain ...
... late sowing will be as good as early sowing ; and in another place , when snails begin to move and climb up plants , cease from digging about vines , and take to pruning . That our operations may be made justly coincident with certain ...
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