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The Fruits and Fruit-trees of America; Or, The Culture, Propagation, and ... - Page 1
by Andrew Jackson Downing - 1900 - 1287 pages
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The Ohio Cultivator Vol. I- FOR 1845

M.B. Bateham - 1845 - 208 pages
...watching, we shall perceive, low, by slow degrees, the sour crab expands into a GOLDEN PIPPIN; the vrild pear loses its thorns, and becomes a BERGAMOTTE or...BEURRE, the Almond is deprived of its BITTERNESS, the wild grape ransformed into a CATAWBA, and the dry and flavorless peach is at length a TEMPTING...
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Report, Volume 22

Iowa State Horticultural Society - Fruit-culture - 1888 - 460 pages
...open to all the excellencies. Says our own Downing: "Transplanted into a warmer aspect, stimu lated by a richer soil, reared from selected seeds; carefully...bitter crab expands into a golden pippin, the wild pear looses its thorns and becomes a burgamott, or the almond is deprived of its bitterness, and the dry...
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Transactions of the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society, Volume 6

Wisconsin State Horticultural Society - Fruit-culture - 1876 - 216 pages
...In giving a history of the origin of our improved fruits, Downing says: " Transplanted into a warmer aspect, stimulated by a richer soil, reared from selected...Pippin; the wild pear loses its thorns and becomes a Bergamot or a Beurre; the almond is deprived of its bitterness and the dry and flavorless peach is,...
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Annual Report of the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society, Volume 6

Wisconsin State Horticultural Society - Fruit-culture - 1876 - 218 pages
...In giving a history of the origin of our improved fruits, Downing says: " Transplanted into a warmer aspect, stimulated by a richer soil, reared from selected...Pippin; the wild pear loses its thorns and becomes a Bergamot or a Beurre; the almond is deprived of its bitterness and the dry and flavorless peach is,...
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The Minnesota Horticulturist: Annual report of the Minnesota State ...

Minnesota State Horticultural Society - Gardening - 1878 - 148 pages
...main idea, let us next enquire of Charles Downing about that. He says : "Transplanted into a warmer aspect, stimulated by a richer soil, reared from selected...sour and bitter crab expands into a golden pippin . ' ' Now to attain this great excellence in quality of fruit how much have we lost in hardihood of...
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The Minnesota Horticulturist: Annual report of the Minnesota ..., Volume 18

Minnesota State Horticultural Society - Gardening - 1890 - 416 pages
...the apple and follow with my experience in propagating it. From Downing, transplanted into a warmer aspect, stimulated by a richer soil, reared from selected...degrees the sour and bitter crab expands into a golden pippen; the wild pear loses its thorns and becomes a Bergamott or a Beurre; the almond is deprived...
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Annual Report of the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society, Volume 22

Wisconsin State Horticultural Society - Fruit-culture - 1891 - 254 pages
...struggle for food, we find man transforming and improving nature's methods. " Transplanted into a warmer aspect, stimulated by a richer soil, reared from selected...into a Golden Pippin, the wild pear loses its thorns, the almond is deprived of its bitterness, and the dry and favorless peach is at length a tempting and...
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Annual Report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture

Agriculture - 1898 - 446 pages
...struggle with nature, it is here that we find man improving and transforming her. Transplanted into warmer aspect, stimulated by a richer soil, reared from selected...sheltered and watched, by slow degrees the sour and bitter Crabs expand to a golden Pippin ; the wild pear loses its thorns, the dry, flavorless peach is at length...
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Annual Report of the State Horticultural Society of Missouri, Volume 41

Missouri State Horticultural Society - Fruit-culture - 1898 - 444 pages
...struggle with nature, it is here that we find man improving and transforming her. Transplanted into warmer aspect, stimulated by a richer soil, reared from selected...sheltered and watched, by slow degrees the sour and bitter Crabs expand to a golden Pippin ; the wild pear loses its thorns, the dry, flavorless peach is at length...
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Annual Report of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society for ..., Volume 18

Minnesota State Horticultural Society - Fruit-culture - 1890 - 408 pages
...the apple and follow with my experience in propagating it. From Downing, transplanted into a warmer aspect, stimulated by a richer soil, reared from selected...seeds, carefully pruned, sheltered and watched, by alow degrees the sour and bitter crab expands into a golden pippen; the wild pear loses its thorns...
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