 | John Lindley, Sir Joseph Paxton - Floriculture - 1850 - 350 pages
...Mr. Fortune gives the following account of the manner in which the Chinese propagate Moutans : — "The propagation and management of the Moutan seem...October, large quantities of the roots of a herbaceous Pseony * are seen heaped up in sheds and other outhouses, and are intended to be used as stocks for... | |
 | John Lindley, Sir Joseph Paxton - Floriculture - 1851 - 354 pages
...Mr. Fortune gives the following account of the manner in which the Chinese propagate Moutans : — "The propagation and management of the Moutan seem...be perfectly understood by the Chinese at Shanghae, n,jch better than they are in England. " In the beginning of October, large quantities of the roots... | |
 | Fruit-culture - 1851 - 696 pages
...how the Chinese manage the business, in order that your nursery readers may give the system a trial. In the beginning of October large quantities of the roots of a herbaceous paeony are seen heaped up in sheds and other outhouses, and are intended to be used as stocks for the... | |
 | Country life - 1851 - 618 pages
...the surrounding country in which the cotton grows. The propagation and management of the Moutan seems to be perfectly understood by the Chinese at Shanghae, much better than it is in England. Our nurserymen always complain that they cannot propagate it with facility, and consequently... | |
 | Robert Fortune - China - 1852 - 456 pages
...and consequently this fine flower is invariably high in price. The Chinese method is as follows : — In the beginning of October large quantities of the roots of a herbaceous paeony are seen heaped up in sheds and other outhouses, and are intended to be used as stocks for the... | |
 | New York (State) Dept. of Agriculture - 1910 - 1312 pages
...a low temperature, he says : " In China, propagation by suckers and cuttings is completely ignored. In the beginning of October, large quantities of the roots of a herbaceous peony are seen heaped up in sheds and other outhouses, which are intended to be used as stocks for... | |
 | Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station - Natural history - 1910 - 1312 pages
...a low temperature, he says : " In China, propagation by suckers and cuttings is completely ignored. In the beginning of October, large quantities of the roots of a herbaceous peony are-seen heaped up in sheds and other outhouses, which are intended to be used as stocks for... | |
 | New York (State). Department of Agriculture - 1910 - 1366 pages
...a low temperature, he says : " In China, propagation by suckers and cuttings is completely ignored. In the beginning of October, large quantities of the roots of a herbaceous peony are seen heaped up in sheds and other outhouses, which are intended to be used as stocks for... | |
 | Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station - Agriculture - 1910 - 1302 pages
...a low temperature, he says : " In China, propagation by suckers and cuttings is completely ignored. In the beginning of October, large .quantities of the roots of a herbaceous peony are seen heaped up in sheds and other outhouses, which are intended to be used as stocks for... | |
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... than to quote at length from a very excellent article by Robert Fortune in the " Gardeners' Chronicle " for February 7, 1880. After pointing out that the tree peony by nature demanded a complete rest at a low temperature, he says : " In China, propagation... 