Handy-Book of the Flower-Garden, being practical directions for the propagation, culture, and arrangement of plants in flower-gardens all the year round. [With illustrations.]W. Blackwood and sons, 1868 - 364 sider |
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Side 27
... Boxes 2 feet long , 14 feet wide , and 4 inches deep , are excellent for striking in . In each box there should be nine auger holes for drainage , and over each hole a single crock . Then prepare a compost , consisting of one part loam ...
... Boxes 2 feet long , 14 feet wide , and 4 inches deep , are excellent for striking in . In each box there should be nine auger holes for drainage , and over each hole a single crock . Then prepare a compost , consisting of one part loam ...
Side 28
... boxes should be placed on bricks , rails of wood , or anything that will raise them off the ground , so that worms do not get access , and to keep the boxes from rotting . They should have as much water given to them through a fine rose ...
... boxes should be placed on bricks , rails of wood , or anything that will raise them off the ground , so that worms do not get access , and to keep the boxes from rotting . They should have as much water given to them through a fine rose ...
Side 29
... boxes , such as I have described , they occupy little space , and are easily moved when this is required . In large establishments , where there is plenty of glass , it is a good plan to put the cuttings at once into pits where there ...
... boxes , such as I have described , they occupy little space , and are easily moved when this is required . In large establishments , where there is plenty of glass , it is a good plan to put the cuttings at once into pits where there ...
Side 30
... box method , which is equally as suitable for the amateur , who only requires to strike and winter a few scores in a shelf in his green- house ; for the boxes can be of any dimensions to suit the position in which they are to be ...
... box method , which is equally as suitable for the amateur , who only requires to strike and winter a few scores in a shelf in his green- house ; for the boxes can be of any dimensions to suit the position in which they are to be ...
Side 31
... , and sifted through a half - inch sieve -or leaf - mould , and about an eighth part of the whole of sand . The young plants should be removed from the boxes with as little breakage to their roots as possible SPRING TREATMENT . 31.
... , and sifted through a half - inch sieve -or leaf - mould , and about an eighth part of the whole of sand . The young plants should be removed from the boxes with as little breakage to their roots as possible SPRING TREATMENT . 31.
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Handy-Book of the Flower-Garden, being practical directions for the ... David Thomson Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1868 |
Handy Book of the Flower-garden: Being Practical Directions for the ... David Thomson Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1868 |
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