Annual Report of the Missouri State Board of AgricultureMissouri State Board of Agriculture, 1894 |
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Page 57
... roots are over 1000 years old . The rose plant was , when described a few years ago , still living , and blooming profusely , and was 26 feet high , covering 32 feet of wall , though the stem was only two inches in diameter . A curious ...
... roots are over 1000 years old . The rose plant was , when described a few years ago , still living , and blooming profusely , and was 26 feet high , covering 32 feet of wall , though the stem was only two inches in diameter . A curious ...
Page 65
... roots , bind- ing up the wound in oil , and then watering with indigo water . The extremely double roses of our day have been made by con- stant culture , enriching the roots , and supplying artificial conditions . favorable to growth ...
... roots , bind- ing up the wound in oil , and then watering with indigo water . The extremely double roses of our day have been made by con- stant culture , enriching the roots , and supplying artificial conditions . favorable to growth ...
Page 66
... roots . These are laid almost horizontally in trenches five feet apart . In six months or so the shoots appear , and are earthed up , and in almost a year the plants stand like young hedges , about a foot high . It is not till the end ...
... roots . These are laid almost horizontally in trenches five feet apart . In six months or so the shoots appear , and are earthed up , and in almost a year the plants stand like young hedges , about a foot high . It is not till the end ...
Page 83
... roots , limbs , fruit , and all the circumstances attending the growth and fruit bearing of trees . The roots are the first consideration to tree life , because they draw up and supply sap life for the top growth of buds , leaves ...
... roots , limbs , fruit , and all the circumstances attending the growth and fruit bearing of trees . The roots are the first consideration to tree life , because they draw up and supply sap life for the top growth of buds , leaves ...
Page 84
... roots and body follows such harsh and unnatural methods of cultivation and pruning . Any person of common observation can soon satisfy himself of the natural correctness of these undeniable facts . Hundreds of or- chards have been ...
... roots and body follows such harsh and unnatural methods of cultivation and pruning . Any person of common observation can soon satisfy himself of the natural correctness of these undeniable facts . Hundreds of or- chards have been ...
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