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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... inches wide , as high again in the back as in front , to give the top a due slope to the sun and a proper declevity ... inches by four , over- lapping one another about half an inch , which of all other sizes is the most preferable , on ...
... inches wide , as high again in the back as in front , to give the top a due slope to the sun and a proper declevity ... inches by four , over- lapping one another about half an inch , which of all other sizes is the most preferable , on ...
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... inches deep , and four or five feet wide , according to the frame ; but if made entirely on the surface , which is generally the most eligible method at this early season , it affords the opportunity of lining the sides of the bed with ...
... inches deep , and four or five feet wide , according to the frame ; but if made entirely on the surface , which is generally the most eligible method at this early season , it affords the opportunity of lining the sides of the bed with ...
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... inches from the frame ; and it will thus break off and prevent the cutting external air from entering immediately ... inches wide ; but raise it very little higher than the dung of the bed , lest it throw in too much heat immediately to ...
... inches from the frame ; and it will thus break off and prevent the cutting external air from entering immediately ... inches wide ; but raise it very little higher than the dung of the bed , lest it throw in too much heat immediately to ...
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... inches , and put a frame on ; then lay four or five inches of rich earth over the bed , sow the seed on the surface , but not until the violent heat of the bed is over ; cover it by sifting or otherwise , with light dry earth , about a ...
... inches , and put a frame on ; then lay four or five inches of rich earth over the bed , sow the seed on the surface , but not until the violent heat of the bed is over ; cover it by sifting or otherwise , with light dry earth , about a ...
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... inch deep . When the plants come up , let them enjoy the free air in mild weather , and cover them in cold nights , and also in every severe frost , whilst young ; and when an inch or two high , thin them to about three inches asunder ...
... inch deep . When the plants come up , let them enjoy the free air in mild weather , and cover them in cold nights , and also in every severe frost , whilst young ; and when an inch or two high , thin them to about three inches asunder ...
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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...