. The theory of horticulture; or, An attempt to explain the principal operations of gardening, upon physiological principles. Plant physiology; Gardening. 264 APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLES. mode of training the Vine {fig. 34), in which many of the stems are carried to very considerable distances, seems to depend in some measure upon this principle; 34. -S»" and there is a well-known Black Hamburg Grape at Bath, growing in a garden formerly belonging to Mr. Farrant, the stem of which, owing to local circum- stances, is necessarily conveyed to a very considera- ble distance before it is allowed
. The theory of horticulture; or, An attempt to explain the principal operations of gardening, upon physiological principles. Plant physiology; Gardening. 264 APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLES. mode of training the Vine {fig. 34), in which many of the stems are carried to very considerable distances, seems to depend in some measure upon this principle; 34. -S»" and there is a well-known Black Hamburg Grape at Bath, growing in a garden formerly belonging to Mr. Farrant, the stem of which, owing to local circum- stances, is necessarily conveyed to a very considera- ble distance before it is allowed to produce its bearing branches, the quality of whose fruit is of very un- usual excellence. These facts seem capable of being applied to many important improvements in fruit ma- 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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