| John Frederick Wood - 1862 - 194 Seiten
...care is taken of thcru. h, 1800. NEW SERIES.— VOL. XVII. No. 16.— APBIL, 1863. HINTS FOR APBIL. TULIPS. THESE, on coming through the ground, generally...of the greatest benefit to the bulbs to give them air, and of infinite service to the stems to lay the soil pretty close to them. In some kinds of loam,... | |
| Robert Kemp Philp - 432 Seiten
...through 'he ground, generally crack the surface •ill over the bed, for the rains will have elosed the compost at the top, until the spikes break it. The whole of the surfice should be stirred, and any lumps hruised, so that it may be laid pretty eren: it ii of the... | |
| George M F. Glenny - 1880 - 314 Seiten
...for the rains will have closed the compost at the top until such time as the spikes break through. The whole of the surface should be stirred, and any lumps bruised, so that it may be laid even ; it is of the greatest benefit to the bulbs to give them air, and just as beneficial to the stems... | |
| Robert Kemp Philp - 1889 - 418 Seiten
...flowers, on coming through the ground, generally crack the surface all over the bed, for the rains have closed the compost at the top until the spikes...pretty even. It is of the greatest benefit to the buIbs to give them air, and of infinite service to the stems, to lay the soil pretty close to them.... | |
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