. Principles of plant culture : an elementary treatise designed as a text-book for beginners in agriculture and horticulture. Horticulture; Botany. 138 Principles of Plant Culture. reducing assimilation (59). Compare Fig. 64, â which shows a fruit branch of the apple tree grown where exposed to abundant sunlight, with Fig. 65, showing one grown in partial shade.* 244. Blanching of certain vege- tables, as celery, endive, cardoon and sea kale is practiced by gardeners to render them more tender and delicate. It is effected by excluding the light from the parts desired for use, until the chlorop
. Principles of plant culture : an elementary treatise designed as a text-book for beginners in agriculture and horticulture. Horticulture; Botany. 138 Principles of Plant Culture. reducing assimilation (59). Compare Fig. 64, â which shows a fruit branch of the apple tree grown where exposed to abundant sunlight, with Fig. 65, showing one grown in partial shade.* 244. Blanching of certain vege- tables, as celery, endive, cardoon and sea kale is practiced by gardeners to render them more tender and delicate. It is effected by excluding the light from the parts desired for use, until the chlorophyll mostly disappears. Bank- ing the plants with earth, or inclosing them in paper or in drain-tile, accom- plishes the end. Very close planting is sometimes practiced to promote blanch- ing. Section IV. The Plant as Affected BT Unfavorable Wind A â By Excessive Wind 245. Damage to trees and other plants by excessive wind is very familiar, and needs but brief notice, except to suggest preventive measures. a â The premature hloioing off of fruits may be in a measure prevented bj' planting fruit trees where they are more or less sheltered from prevailing winds *pp'* 8â¢"° '° abuDdant light. by shade trees, buildings, forests or ele- vations of land. part protected by planting a wind-break buda. (After Kinney). (204) on the windward Fig. 64. Fig. 65. Fig. 64. Fruit branch of Fig. 65. Another grown Orchards may be in "> p«"»i «h«de. â¢' F, fruit-buds; L, leaf- * See Bulletin No. 37, Rhode Island Agricultural Experiment 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 Goff, E. S. (Emmett Stull), 1852-1902. Madison, Wis. : E. S. Goff
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