Archive image from page 606 of A dictionary of modern gardening. A dictionary of modern gardening . dictionaryofmode00john Year: 1847 TUR 613 TUR Alumina Oxide of iron manganese . . . Lime Magnesia Potash, combined with sulphu- ric acid Comtnon salt Sulphuric acid, combined with potash and lime .... Phosphoric acid, combined with lime and magnesia . TURF TOOLS are the liacer or Rut- shrubs ter, for cutting the edges of turf after it perennial; and T. racemosa a hardy an which point the iron is slightly bent longitudinally to admit the thickness of
Archive image from page 606 of A dictionary of modern gardening. A dictionary of modern gardening . dictionaryofmode00john Year: 1847 TUR 613 TUR Alumina Oxide of iron manganese . . . Lime Magnesia Potash, combined with sulphu- ric acid Comtnon salt Sulphuric acid, combined with potash and lime .... Phosphoric acid, combined with lime and magnesia . TURF TOOLS are the liacer or Rut- shrubs ter, for cutting the edges of turf after it perennial; and T. racemosa a hardy an which point the iron is slightly bent longitudinally to admit the thickness of wood underneath, and give a proper inclination to the handle. The instru- ment serves both as a grass rake and a daisy rake, and has the advantage over the daisy rakes in common use, of being easier cleaned, from the wideness of the interstices between the teeth.— Card. Mag. TURNER A. Eleven species. Stove annuals, biennials, and evergreen J'./r/on//?o;-ft is an herbaceous has been laid, and for cutting tlie out lines of the turves when first obtained. It is a thin sharp edged implement, somewhat rcsemblin fixed to a handle about four feet Ion Fig. 173 nual. Seeds, and the shrubby kinds by cuttings. Rich soil. TURNIP. Brassica rapa. ' The a cheese-cutter,' turnip is a biennial plant, growing in a wild state in some parts of Eng- land, but better known as an inha- bitant of the garden and farm. There are an immense variety: to cultivate all is not so desirable as to plant such as are tlie more valuable. Those which we deem best for family use are the Early Dutch and Red Top, for au- tumn and early winter supply. The Yellow Aberdeen, Golden Maltese, Ruta Baga (or Swedish), are not so much esteemed in the autumn, but remain firm and solid until late in the spring, (when most other kinds have become pithy,) and are then fine. The Large Globe, and Norfolk Turnip, and the Ruta Baga, are principally cultivated for cattle. ' The main sowings of all the kinds recommended for family
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