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... growth , and are set outdoors , perhaps against a wall or hedge , to stand till sold , they are sure to receive permanent injury from even a moderate degree of frost , such as would not injure well - ripened canes . As a rule , it is ...
... growth , and are set outdoors , perhaps against a wall or hedge , to stand till sold , they are sure to receive permanent injury from even a moderate degree of frost , such as would not injure well - ripened canes . As a rule , it is ...
Page 27
... growth begins , they frequently stand still for a month , and often end in pre- mature ripening at the neck , and refusing to start into a healthy second growth at all . more . The size of pot they should be shifted into depends on what ...
... growth begins , they frequently stand still for a month , and often end in pre- mature ripening at the neck , and refusing to start into a healthy second growth at all . more . The size of pot they should be shifted into depends on what ...
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... growth , with healthy foliage of good texture , is an atmosphere not arid , but certainly not steaming like that of a cucumber - frame . This year , the laterals that form on the young rods must be pinched at two leaves from the leading ...
... growth , with healthy foliage of good texture , is an atmosphere not arid , but certainly not steaming like that of a cucumber - frame . This year , the laterals that form on the young rods must be pinched at two leaves from the leading ...
Page 40
... growth , and will assert their right to rest at the period when they should be starting into growth . Many failures in early forcing may be traced to want of attention to this apparently trifling cause . PRUNING VINES . FIG . 6 . As ...
... growth , and will assert their right to rest at the period when they should be starting into growth . Many failures in early forcing may be traced to want of attention to this apparently trifling cause . PRUNING VINES . FIG . 6 . As ...
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... growth of the stock on which the new vine is inarched may be stopped at three joints past its point of junction with the new one . In nine out of ten cases the union should be complete in a month , when the bandage may be taken off ...
... growth of the stock on which the new vine is inarched may be stopped at three joints past its point of junction with the new one . In nine out of ten cases the union should be complete in a month , when the bandage may be taken off ...
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