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  2. Hop Growing

    In this, my concluding article on hop-growing in the garden of England (as the fair county of Kent has justly been termed), I shall deal somewhat fully with the all-important topic of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 2,780 words
  3. Grafting.

    There can he no question as to the utility of grafting, for it enables one to work up a stock of any new kind of plant or fruit very quickly; and, if one possesses a bad kind of apple or pear, it ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,098 words
  4. Pruning the Apple Tree.

    Apple trees grow luxuriantly and injuriously fast in this colony for the first five or six years after planting, and for want of proper pruning are allowed to form long naked stems and branches ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 617 words
  5. GRAFTING THE GRAPE VINE.

    Our illustration shows the ordinary method of grafting the grape vine. The most appropriate time to perform this operation is in the spring just as the sap begins to run, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 465 words
  6. Absorption of Odors by Milk.

    The importance of keeping milk free from any contact with materials having a strong, pungent odor, can only be thoroughly appreciated by those who realise the extraordinary readiness with ...

    Article : 306 words
  7. BRIDGE-GRAFTING.

    It was in the spring of 1874 that I found a Northern Spy apple tree in my orchard ruined by extreme cold on immature wood. The ba[?]k near the ground was split and bulged out from the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 590 words
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