The American Gardener's Calendar; Adapted to the Climates and Seasons of the United States: Containing a Complete Account of All the Work Necessary to be Done ... for Every Month in the Year; with Ample Practical Directions for Performing the Same ...B. Graves, no. 40, North Fourth-Street, 1806 - 648 páginas |
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... close ; but when the steam from the heat of the bed rises copiously , give it vent by raising one corner of the upper ends of the lights , half an inch or an inch , which is also necessary in order to prevent any burning tendency from ...
... close ; but when the steam from the heat of the bed rises copiously , give it vent by raising one corner of the upper ends of the lights , half an inch or an inch , which is also necessary in order to prevent any burning tendency from ...
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... close for about half an hour or an hour , then opened again a little , and shut close towards the evening ; when continue to cover the glass every night with garden mats . And at this time also , if the heat of the bed is strong and the ...
... close for about half an hour or an hour , then opened again a little , and shut close towards the evening ; when continue to cover the glass every night with garden mats . And at this time also , if the heat of the bed is strong and the ...
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... close , they will be drawn up weak , and attain to but little perfection ; but let the glasses be close shut every night . In severe frosty weather keep them close night and day , and cover the glasses with mats , or straw , & c . both ...
... close , they will be drawn up weak , and attain to but little perfection ; but let the glasses be close shut every night . In severe frosty weather keep them close night and day , and cover the glasses with mats , or straw , & c . both ...
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... close ; in severe frost lay some litter round , and straw or mats over each glass ; this will protect the plants greatly ; in mild dry weather the glasses may be taken off every day for a few hours ; but they must be kept close every ...
... close ; in severe frost lay some litter round , and straw or mats over each glass ; this will protect the plants greatly ; in mild dry weather the glasses may be taken off every day for a few hours ; but they must be kept close every ...
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... close about each plant ; but , if open dry weather , it would be most expedient to land them up ; observing , preparatory to this , to cut away all the large and decayed old leaves close to the ground ; then dig between , and earth up ...
... close about each plant ; but , if open dry weather , it would be most expedient to land them up ; observing , preparatory to this , to cut away all the large and decayed old leaves close to the ground ; then dig between , and earth up ...
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Página 218 - As the growth of the tree will gradually af" feet the plaster, by raising up its edges next the " bark, care should be taken where that happens "to rub it over with the finger when occasion may " require (which is best done when moistened by " rain), that the plaster may be kept whole, to " prevent the air and wet from penetrating into
Página 218 - Then take a quantity of dry powder of wood-ashes mixed with a sixth part of the same quantity of the ashes of burnt bones ; put it into a tin box with holes in the top, and shake the powder on the surface of the plaster till the whole is covered...
Página 319 - It was introduced into Salem, Mass., about 1802 by an Italian painter, Corne, " but he found it difficult to persuade the people even to taste the...
Página 398 - Dig each trench a moderate spade deep, laying the dug out earth equally on each side, between the trenches ; lay three inches deep of very rotten dung in the bottom of each trench, then pare the sides and dig the dung and parings with an inch or two of the loose mould at bottom, incorporating all well together, and put in the plants.
Página 287 - ... may be thrown together in a heap, in a conical form, in order to rot more perfectly ; and, as its surface freezes in winter, it should be pared off, and laid on one side, till the whole mass has been...
Página 439 - Weak with nice sense, the chaste Mimosa stands, From each rude touch withdraws her timid hands ; Oft as light clouds o'erpass the...