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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... sufficiently dry , mellow , and capable of being easily worked with the spade : the best is that of a rich , friable , and dark loamy texture ; the worst , that of a light , sandy , and stiff clayey descrip- tion . Where the nature of ...
... sufficiently dry , mellow , and capable of being easily worked with the spade : the best is that of a rich , friable , and dark loamy texture ; the worst , that of a light , sandy , and stiff clayey descrip- tion . Where the nature of ...
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... sufficient , and has produced excellent crops . Care and attention are necessary in trench- ing , as , on the proper working at first , the after- good will chiefly depend ; and whatever be the depth , whether thirteen or thirty inches ...
... sufficient , and has produced excellent crops . Care and attention are necessary in trench- ing , as , on the proper working at first , the after- good will chiefly depend ; and whatever be the depth , whether thirteen or thirty inches ...
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... sufficient asparagus for a large family from November to May in a constant and regular succession ; after which it may be advantageously employed in raising a late crop of cucumbers or melons , or in striking young pine - apple plants ...
... sufficient asparagus for a large family from November to May in a constant and regular succession ; after which it may be advantageously employed in raising a late crop of cucumbers or melons , or in striking young pine - apple plants ...
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... sufficient to plant one half at a time ; and , to keep a constant succession , the other half may be filled in about fifteen or twenty days after- wards , that they may begin to come up before the first is used ; after which , once ...
... sufficient to plant one half at a time ; and , to keep a constant succession , the other half may be filled in about fifteen or twenty days after- wards , that they may begin to come up before the first is used ; after which , once ...
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... sufficient room , their seeds will 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 ...
... sufficient room , their seeds will 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 ...
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