The Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste, Volumen1Luthur Tucker, 1847 |
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... half feet all round the house . This pro- jection is easily made by taking off the sid- ing directly under the eaves of the old roof - introducing pieces of joists as rafters ; upon which , carry out the rafter boarding , and piece out ...
... half feet all round the house . This pro- jection is easily made by taking off the sid- ing directly under the eaves of the old roof - introducing pieces of joists as rafters ; upon which , carry out the rafter boarding , and piece out ...
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... half in diam- But on older trees , they are usually eter . about half that size . The flowers are produced in April , in panicles , at the ends of the branches . They Fig . 5. Blossoms of the Paulownia , 1-4th the natural size . When ...
... half in diam- But on older trees , they are usually eter . about half that size . The flowers are produced in April , in panicles , at the ends of the branches . They Fig . 5. Blossoms of the Paulownia , 1-4th the natural size . When ...
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... half a bushel of the pears ; and I did not regret the ex- pense of twelve and a half dollars , when I consider the acquisition of such a fine American variety . My Fig . 9. The Columbia , with the stem shortened . vinous juice of the d ...
... half a bushel of the pears ; and I did not regret the ex- pense of twelve and a half dollars , when I consider the acquisition of such a fine American variety . My Fig . 9. The Columbia , with the stem shortened . vinous juice of the d ...
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... or the pruning out of half the fruit bearing spurs in the month of March , as recommended by the late Mr. Manning , will contribute to relieve the tree EVERY one having the care of grounds in the country THE BEST FIVE WINTER PEARS . 21.
... or the pruning out of half the fruit bearing spurs in the month of March , as recommended by the late Mr. Manning , will contribute to relieve the tree EVERY one having the care of grounds in the country THE BEST FIVE WINTER PEARS . 21.
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... half and half , well in- corporated ; the ground requires also to be of a dry nature , not subject to be inundated with water . Having such material and sit- uation , success will follow ; and it may be observed that plants of two years ...
... half and half , well in- corporated ; the ground requires also to be of a dry nature , not subject to be inundated with water . Having such material and sit- uation , success will follow ; and it may be observed that plants of two years ...
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Página 537 - Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.
Página 10 - If it is a laudable ambition to " make two blades of grass grow where only one grew before...
Página 185 - ... and to work, produces, in the hands of a skilful mechanic, the most beautiful effects of light and shade. These effects are rendered more striking, if, after smoothing the surface of the wood with a double-ironed plane, it is rubbed with a little sulphuric acid, and afterwards anointed with linseed oil.
Página 441 - Our outward life requires them not, Then wherefore had they birth? To minister delight to man, To beautify the earth; To whisper hope — to comfort man Whene'er his faith is dim; For whoso careth for the flowers Will care much more for Him!
Página 491 - Sir Joshua Reynolds used to say, 'If you would fix upon the best colour for your house, turn up a stone, or pluck up a handful of grass by the roots, and see what is the colour of the soil where the house is to stand, and let that be your choice.
Página 42 - Kamchatkadales say, would disorder the stomach. It is sometimes eaten fresh in soups and sauces, and then loses much of its intoxicating property : when steeped in the juice of the berries of Vaccinium uliginosum, its effects are those of strong wine.
Página 185 - Trees offering this disposition are rare, and do not exist in the proportion of one to a hundred. The serpentine direction of the fibre, which renders them difficult to split and to work, produces, in the hands of a skilful mechanic, the most beautiful effects of light and shade. These effects are rendered more striking if, after smoothing the surface of the wood with a double-ironed plane, it is rubbed with a little sulphuric acid, and then with linseed oil.
Página 218 - Mandarins, although small, were extremely gay, particularly during the early months of the year ; and, what was of more importance to me, contained a number of new plants of great beauty and interest. On entering one of the gardens on a fine morning in May, I was struck with a mass of yellow flowers which completely covered a distant part of the wall ; the colour was not a common yellow, but had something of buff in it, which gave the flowers a striking and uncommon appearance. I immediately ran...
Página 43 - ... had I beheld such enormous trunks, — they looked more like living rocks than trees ; for it was only on the pinnacle of their bare and naked bark that foliage could be discovered, and that at such a distance from the eye that the forms of the leaves could not be made out.
Página 538 - Religion, poetry, and history have all equally celebrated them. The Arabs of all sects entertain a traditional veneration for these trees. They attribute to them not only a vegetative power which enables them to live eternally, but also an intelligence which causes them to manifest signs of wisdom and foresight, similar to those of instinct and reason in man.