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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... cold pits and frames , where late spring frosts can be excluded by coverings , and where they can be properly hardened off . Such is the treatment by which fine plants are raised , when early autumn propagation is practised as I have ...
... cold pits and frames , where late spring frosts can be excluded by coverings , and where they can be properly hardened off . Such is the treatment by which fine plants are raised , when early autumn propagation is practised as I have ...
Side 39
... cold frames or pits , on a dry bottom , and watered sufficiently to wet the whole soil . The lights are then put on , and raised entirely off the frame at back and front , so as to cause a free circulation of air about the cuttings ...
... cold frames or pits , on a dry bottom , and watered sufficiently to wet the whole soil . The lights are then put on , and raised entirely off the frame at back and front , so as to cause a free circulation of air about the cuttings ...
Side 40
... cold damp localities I would advise that , instead of placing them in low cold frames to strike , they be put into some dry airy house or elevated pit , where they can have a dry warm bottom , and full exposure to light and air . I have ...
... cold damp localities I would advise that , instead of placing them in low cold frames to strike , they be put into some dry airy house or elevated pit , where they can have a dry warm bottom , and full exposure to light and air . I have ...
Side 41
... cold bottom far from the glass . When such varieties as Mrs. Pollock , Golden Chain , Queen of Queens , and other tender sorts , show any signs of distress in the short damp days of midwinter , they should , if possible , be removed to ...
... cold bottom far from the glass . When such varieties as Mrs. Pollock , Golden Chain , Queen of Queens , and other tender sorts , show any signs of distress in the short damp days of midwinter , they should , if possible , be removed to ...
Side 44
... cold . What they thrive best in is a rich , light , well - drained soil , with a moderate amount of wet . Where the soil is sandy , dry , and poor , they never thrive well , nor increase much in size . In such situations they require ...
... cold . What they thrive best in is a rich , light , well - drained soil , with a moderate amount of wet . Where the soil is sandy , dry , and poor , they never thrive well , nor increase much in size . In such situations they require ...
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Handy-Book of the Flower-Garden, being practical directions for the ... David Thomson Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1868 |
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