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... leaf mould , which can be forked in as the spring advances . Carnations and Picotees . - Those in small pots , in frames , must be shut up in bad weather , and wet weather in particular . We do not believe a frost would do the mis ...
... leaf mould , which can be forked in as the spring advances . Carnations and Picotees . - Those in small pots , in frames , must be shut up in bad weather , and wet weather in particular . We do not believe a frost would do the mis ...
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... leaves above ground , let them be placed at once where they are to bloom . Dahlias . — All the roots intended for propagation should be potted off in suitable sized pots , with ordinary soil , and placed in a hot - bed ; but such tubers ...
... leaves above ground , let them be placed at once where they are to bloom . Dahlias . — All the roots intended for propagation should be potted off in suitable sized pots , with ordinary soil , and placed in a hot - bed ; but such tubers ...
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... leaves . - - Polyanthuses and Primroses . Search carefully among these for snails and slugs , which attack the tender petals the instant they protrude from the calyx , and if there be any quantity there will not be a perfect flower ...
... leaves . - - Polyanthuses and Primroses . Search carefully among these for snails and slugs , which attack the tender petals the instant they protrude from the calyx , and if there be any quantity there will not be a perfect flower ...
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... leaves . Those who have followed our previous directions by this time have cuttings well rooted . If they are in pots holding more than one , they must be placed in pots singly ; and if any of them are of scarce kinds , which you are ...
... leaves . Those who have followed our previous directions by this time have cuttings well rooted . If they are in pots holding more than one , they must be placed in pots singly ; and if any of them are of scarce kinds , which you are ...
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... leaf mould , and rotten cow - dung . The latter will this month commence to bloom out in the open air , and all of them begin to grow fast , unless there is frost to check them . It is well to cover them with any open litter , such as ...
... leaf mould , and rotten cow - dung . The latter will this month commence to bloom out in the open air , and all of them begin to grow fast , unless there is frost to check them . It is well to cover them with any open litter , such as ...
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Apricots Auriculas beds and borders better bloom bottom heat branches buds bulbs Capsicums carefully Carnations close cold frame colours compost covered cow-dung crimson crop Currants cut back damp dry weather dung early earth earwigs edge espaliers examined fastened feet fibres filled flower foliage frost fruit garden Geraniums graft greenhouse grow grown growth hand-glass hardy hot-bed Hyacinths keep kinds last month latter layer leaf mould leaves light loam manure mould nailed necessary Nectarines once open ground operation Pansies pegged Picotees Pinks placed plants plenty pots protection pruning purpose removed require Rhododendrons ripen roots rose rotted rows runners season seed seedlings sepals shade shifted shrubs side side-shoots six inches slugs soil soon sowing sown spring stable-dung stem strike struck sufficient surface syringe taken thinning Trees.-These tubers Tulips turves Verbenas vermin Vines wall trees Wallflowers wind winter wireworm wood yellow young
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