Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, Volume 25W. White, 1878 - Agriculture Vols. for 1889-1894, 1906-1912 issued with the Annual report of the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station; vols. for 1895-1905 issued with the Annual report of the Hatch Environment Station of the Massachnusetts Agricultural College. |
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Page 42
... , not sulphuric - acid gas , but the mildest form , — is almost a specific for mildew upon grapes . It will arrest the growth of this - — - fungus upon the leaves , and destroy it completely . 42 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE .
... , not sulphuric - acid gas , but the mildest form , — is almost a specific for mildew upon grapes . It will arrest the growth of this - — - fungus upon the leaves , and destroy it completely . 42 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE .
Page 44
... grape- vines in the house , when there is an appearance of mildew , I take about half a pint of that clear liquid , and put it into a common water - pail of water , and syringe the vines with that ; and , as Mr. Strong says , I will ...
... grape- vines in the house , when there is an appearance of mildew , I take about half a pint of that clear liquid , and put it into a common water - pail of water , and syringe the vines with that ; and , as Mr. Strong says , I will ...
Page 68
... grapes , improved strawberries , and all the rest , - that they are able to do this in consequence of a character- istic which was lodged in the germ millions of years ago ? Down in the deep rocks of the earth are found remains of ...
... grapes , improved strawberries , and all the rest , - that they are able to do this in consequence of a character- istic which was lodged in the germ millions of years ago ? Down in the deep rocks of the earth are found remains of ...
Page 72
... grape . How far can this increase of pulp be carried ? You know that some oranges have no seeds . I presume we should ... grapes this process has been carried so far , that you have a mass of delicious fruit , and not a seed in it . You ...
... grape . How far can this increase of pulp be carried ? You know that some oranges have no seeds . I presume we should ... grapes this process has been carried so far , that you have a mass of delicious fruit , and not a seed in it . You ...
Page 78
... grapes , strawberries , oranges , peaches , pears , next year some one may have something better than those . That is , in all these plants that we have for beauty and for utility , there is lodged a principle that is exactly in keeping ...
... grapes , strawberries , oranges , peaches , pears , next year some one may have something better than those . That is , in all these plants that we have for beauty and for utility , there is lodged a principle that is exactly in keeping ...
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