The Vegetable Cultivator: Containing a Plain and Accurate Description of All the Different Species and Varieties of Culinary Vegetables ... Also, Some Recollections of the Life of Philip Miller ... |
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... sort of trough for the deten- tion of moisture . The too deep trenching of land , particularly if it be not good , is attended with ill consequences , as many years will elapse before the buried top spit can again be brought to the ...
... sort of trough for the deten- tion of moisture . The too deep trenching of land , particularly if it be not good , is attended with ill consequences , as many years will elapse before the buried top spit can again be brought to the ...
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... sort ; and , in the severe winter of 1739-40 , was nearly lost to the country . Previously to that time , it was the only kind in cultivation ; and , on account of its superiority on that occasion , our gardeners were supplied from ...
... sort ; and , in the severe winter of 1739-40 , was nearly lost to the country . Previously to that time , it was the only kind in cultivation ; and , on account of its superiority on that occasion , our gardeners were supplied from ...
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... large , full , and close , and the tops tinted with a reddish green colour ; this is the sort generally cultivated by market - gardeners . 2. The Gravesend asparagus is more green- topped , and 6 THE VEGETABLE CULTIVATOR .
... large , full , and close , and the tops tinted with a reddish green colour ; this is the sort generally cultivated by market - gardeners . 2. The Gravesend asparagus is more green- topped , and 6 THE VEGETABLE CULTIVATOR .
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... be very large and in great plenty ; and , when gathered young , they are the sweetest and best tasted of any . This sort of bean is seldom planted before Christmas , because it will not bear the frost so C 4 BEAN . 23 Bean.
... be very large and in great plenty ; and , when gathered young , they are the sweetest and best tasted of any . This sort of bean is seldom planted before Christmas , because it will not bear the frost so C 4 BEAN . 23 Bean.
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... sort , hav- ing the excellent qualities which its name implies . Culture . -To procure an early crop of beans , the author recommends an early sort to be sown towards the end of October , in a warm border , ex- posed to the sun : they ...
... sort , hav- ing the excellent qualities which its name implies . Culture . -To procure an early crop of beans , the author recommends an early sort to be sown towards the end of October , in a warm border , ex- posed to the sun : they ...
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