Truck-farming at the South. A Guide to the Raising of Vegetables for Northern Markets. ... IllustratedOrange Judd Company, 1883 - 270 páginas |
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... germination . The composition of a seed is less liable to vary than that of any other part of a plant . One of the ... germinated , melon seeds have been 62 TRUCK - FARMING AT THE SOUTH . CHAPTER VI Seed and Seed Sowing.
... germination . The composition of a seed is less liable to vary than that of any other part of a plant . One of the ... germinated , melon seeds have been 62 TRUCK - FARMING AT THE SOUTH . CHAPTER VI Seed and Seed Sowing.
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... germinated , melon seeds have been known to grow at the age of forty years , kidney beans at one hundred , sensitive ... germinating power , if allowed to become dry , as will those of the wil- low two weeks after ripening . Experience ...
... germinated , melon seeds have been known to grow at the age of forty years , kidney beans at one hundred , sensitive ... germinating power , if allowed to become dry , as will those of the wil- low two weeks after ripening . Experience ...
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... germinate ; they come up irregularly , and too large a percentage is absolutely sterile . Seed of ten - weeks stock ... germination of seeds , which appear unaccountable and wonderful . After the destruction of forests by fire , certain ...
... germinate ; they come up irregularly , and too large a percentage is absolutely sterile . Seed of ten - weeks stock ... germination of seeds , which appear unaccountable and wonderful . After the destruction of forests by fire , certain ...
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... germination . THE QUALITY OF SEEDS . - TESTING . Its plumpness , its specific gravity or density , rather than its size , is an indication of the quality of a seed ; and it will generally sink in water . No one matter is of more ...
... germination . THE QUALITY OF SEEDS . - TESTING . Its plumpness , its specific gravity or density , rather than its size , is an indication of the quality of a seed ; and it will generally sink in water . No one matter is of more ...
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... germinate , and can , from time to time , be conveni- ently examined . By thus testing his seed , the gardener may ... germination . In this process the outer covering of the seed softens , and allows the em- bryo to swell ; water is ...
... germinate , and can , from time to time , be conveni- ently examined . By thus testing his seed , the gardener may ... germination . In this process the outer covering of the seed softens , and allows the em- bryo to swell ; water is ...
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