The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . eeply dug piece of ground, to bewatered in dry weather and kept clear of weeds,and the runners to be taken olT, and it hasbeen a constant taking oQ, as instead of plantingsingle side-shoots only, the plants were broken upinto, sav. four or five pieces, and planted withthe sure and certain result of a splendid crop ofrunners, always troublesome enough when planted, andgrown in the proper way. Instructions were alsogiven to lift the plants with good balls of soil tothem at a certain time, and to plant t
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . eeply dug piece of ground, to bewatered in dry weather and kept clear of weeds,and the runners to be taken olT, and it hasbeen a constant taking oQ, as instead of plantingsingle side-shoots only, the plants were broken upinto, sav. four or five pieces, and planted withthe sure and certain result of a splendid crop ofrunners, always troublesome enough when planted, andgrown in the proper way. Instructions were alsogiven to lift the plants with good balls of soil tothem at a certain time, and to plant them in coldframes, which has been done, and the beginner isrewarded with a few flowers of middling size, andseems to be pretty well pleased with the result—asmall bunch of Violets now and then. But therecomes the time when Violets are at their best inframes. Our beginner pays a visit to her friend, andsees her Violets at their best, and exclaims, Oh Iwhat a splendid mass of Violets! I never sawanything like it. Did you send me the same kinds ? * Oh! yes, the very same, I have no Fig. 2S—branch and coxf: o; ... niFOLU, mlRRay tvpk.
Size: 1176px × 2126px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookdecade1870, booksubjectgardening, booksubjecthorticulture
