This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 edition. Excerpt: ...Chretien and Marie Louise Pears; and Orleans, Magnum Bonum, and Goliath Plums. Against the east wall of your house you may plantrn Morello Cherry, and a May Duke against the west side, while on the south a Shipley or Brussels Apricot might be planted, as well as a Peach if the situation bo good. If you ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 edition. Excerpt: ...Chretien and Marie Louise Pears; and Orleans, Magnum Bonum, and Goliath Plums. Against the east wall of your house you may plantrn Morello Cherry, and a May Duke against the west side, while on the south a Shipley or Brussels Apricot might be planted, as well as a Peach if the situation bo good. If you preferred this side to be ornamented with some showy creeper, you might have a yellow or white Banksian Rose, Passiflora cajrulea, Jasminum nudiflorum, Pyrns japonica, andCeanothuB azureus. You may, perhaps see an article on this subject in an early Number. Apples, Pears, And Plums For Dwarf Standards Or Pyramids (A Subscriber).--The following Apples are all good, and include both early and bite kinds, as well as for kitchen and table use: --Alfriston, Bedfordshire Foundling, Blenheim Pippin, Cellini, Court of Wick, Dumelow's Seedling, Early Harvest, Quarrenden, Hawthornden, Golden Harvey, King of the Pippins, Sturmer Pippin, Yorkshire Greening, and French Crab, Twelve Pears may consist of Beurre de Ranee, Beurre Diel, and Easter Beurre, Althorp Crasanne, Aston Town, Williams' Bon Chretien, Citron des Cannes, Jargonelle, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Marie Louise, Winter Nelis, and Ne Plus Meuris. Twelve Plums might consist of Coe's Golden Drop, Goliath, Green Gage, Kirke's, Diamond, Jefferson, Yellow and Red Magnum Bonum, Early Orleans, Pond's Seedling, Reine Claude de Bavay, Victoria, and Washington, all good and likely to do well onopen standards in a favourable situation. Vines In Pots (Onesiphorus).--Yon can have the "Vine Manual" tree by post from our office if you enclose thirty-two postage stamps with your address. It contains a chapter on the culture of Vines in pots Black Hamburghs will succeed well in a greenhouse. Viola...
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Good. Good hardcover. Volume 33 Old Series. Jan. 3-Jun. 27, 1865. The book cover edges have minor chipping and wear. The leather spine is faded and the ends have light chipping. The book marbled covers have light surface wear. The book foredges and a few pages have light spotting. The inside front cover has two small stamp marks. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.