. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. if the .roved in the warmer parts of Europe, in California east from Pennsylvania to Georgia. The n native species are also sold on the market, gathered in the woods, though a number o: varieties are in cultivation. ,/.> ' -, r. ,iii,| ./ ,.,,/,- form)*',with nuts superior to the i i. i i .. .n-s, will proba
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. if the .roved in the warmer parts of Europe, in California east from Pennsylvania to Georgia. The n native species are also sold on the market, gathered in the woods, though a number o: varieties are in cultivation. ,/.> ' -, r. ,iii,| ./ ,.,,/,- form)*',with nuts superior to the i i. i i .. .n-s, will probably become valuable 1 , i ,' .( is too tender; the nuts of li-ih hi nue h \| m ,lapan. The Walnut grows best i:i moist, rich soil, but J. cinerea is more moisture-loving and J', regia prefers well-drained hillsides. They are not easily transplanted when older, and therefore the nuts are often planted where the trees are to stand, but they may be safely transplanted when 2 or 3 years old, or even later when they have been transplanted in the nursery. Prop, by seeds, which should be stratified and not allowed to become dry. A light, sandy soil is to be preferred, as the young plants produce more fibrous roots, while in stiff soil they are liable to make a long taproot. The young seedlings are transplanted when about 2 years old; sometimes the taproot is cut by a long knife. Varieties are often grafted on potted stock in the gi-eenhouse in early spring or are budded in sum- mer, either shield- or flute-budding being employed; even top-grafting of old trees is sometimes practiced. About 10 species in N. Amei to Tref stout brancnes with laminate pith : stipules of aromatic fragrance when bruised: staminate fls with a 2-5-lobed perianth and (5-30 stamens, in slender cat kins ; pistillate fls in few to many-fld. racemes ovary inferior, l-celled, with 4 calyx lobes and included in a 3-lobed involucre fr a large drupe with a thick in de
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