| 1833 - 494 pages
...will keep them in abeyance. The white mealy bug and scale are more difficult agents to get rid off, and require to be brushed off as soon as they begin...that appears most appropriate for the growth of the great portion of stove plants, is sandy loam, consisting of the sward from a pasture, which should... | |
| Horticulture - 1834 - 550 pages
...are allotted for their cultivation." * * * " The soil that appears most appropriate for the growth tf the greater portion of stove plants, is sandy loam,...of the sward from a pasture, which should be thrown together in a heap, to decompose and pulverize for a short time previous to using; to which a portion... | |
| Sir Joseph Paxton - Botany - 1836 - 384 pages
...induce them to grow and flourish in the confined apartments that are allotted for their cultivation. The soil that appears most appropriate for the growth...of the sward from a pasture, which should be thrown together in a heap, to decompose and pulverise for a short time previous to using; to which a portion... | |
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