. The theory of horticulture; or, An attempt to explain the principal operations of gardening, upon physiological principles. Plant physiology; Gardening. 184 APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLES. seeds from Brazil, from the Indian Archipelago, and from other intertropical countries, is almost always to be ascribed to the seeds having been originally in- sufficiently dried, and then enclosed in tightly packed boxes, whence the superfluous moisture had no means of escape. For seeds containing oily matter, which are pecu: liarly liable to destruction (by their oil becoming rancid ?), ramming in dry earth h
. The theory of horticulture; or, An attempt to explain the principal operations of gardening, upon physiological principles. Plant physiology; Gardening. 184 APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLES. seeds from Brazil, from the Indian Archipelago, and from other intertropical countries, is almost always to be ascribed to the seeds having been originally in- sufficiently dried, and then enclosed in tightly packed boxes, whence the superfluous moisture had no means of escape. For seeds containing oily matter, which are pecu: liarly liable to destruction (by their oil becoming rancid ?), ramming in dry earth has been found advan- tageous ; as in the case of the Mango. CHAPTER VIII. OP PROPAGATION BY EYES AND KNAURS. The power of propagating plants by any other means than that of seeds depends entirely upon the presence of leaf-buds {fig. 16), or, as they are technical-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lindley, John, 1799-1865; Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852. New York, J. Wiley
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