Annual Report of the American Institute of the City of New YorkC. van Benthuysen., 1867 1st-32d 1841-1871/72 issued also as Legislative documents. |
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... ground , where they root freely and make fine plants without any care , save , perhaps a raised mat in very severe , or very sunny weather , and a few inches of sand about the roots . Here are to be seen Camelias in all stages of growth ...
... ground , where they root freely and make fine plants without any care , save , perhaps a raised mat in very severe , or very sunny weather , and a few inches of sand about the roots . Here are to be seen Camelias in all stages of growth ...
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... grounds and time to care for them , will , of course , extend the list . But before selecting , a few words about sowing seeds in general . Nature scatters flower and other seeds upon the ground by frosts which burst the burs or ...
... grounds and time to care for them , will , of course , extend the list . But before selecting , a few words about sowing seeds in general . Nature scatters flower and other seeds upon the ground by frosts which burst the burs or ...
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... ground should be rich , well drained , and finely plowed or dug at least one foet in depth . 1 ANNUALS , OR FLOWERS WHICH , SOWN IN SPRING , BLOOM AND PERFECT SEEDS THE SAME SEASON , DYING OUT IN THE FALL . Ageratum Mexicanum is a good ...
... ground should be rich , well drained , and finely plowed or dug at least one foet in depth . 1 ANNUALS , OR FLOWERS WHICH , SOWN IN SPRING , BLOOM AND PERFECT SEEDS THE SAME SEASON , DYING OUT IN THE FALL . Ageratum Mexicanum is a good ...
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... ground by pegs . The scarlet or crimson sort makes the finest show . It is well to soak the seeds in warm water for a few hours before planting , and only put them in the ground when it is warm and dry - about the mid- dle of May , if ...
... ground by pegs . The scarlet or crimson sort makes the finest show . It is well to soak the seeds in warm water for a few hours before planting , and only put them in the ground when it is warm and dry - about the mid- dle of May , if ...
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... ground has been thoroughly and deeply dug , which is always better , make the holes of good size , sufficient to receive all the roots without cramping , and give them some chance to extend in the freshly filled - in soil . The hole ...
... ground has been thoroughly and deeply dug , which is always better , make the holes of good size , sufficient to receive all the roots without cramping , and give them some chance to extend in the freshly filled - in soil . The hole ...
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