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Title: The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects
Year: 1874 (1870s)
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Subjects: Ornamental horticulture Horticulture Plants, Ornamental Gardening
Publisher: London : (Gardeners Chronicle)
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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e he would recommend that will answer thesame purpose as the Corsican Pine? E. Moly-neux, 6wanmore, Hampshire. One of the largest logs of the Corsican Pine that I have had converted was 18 feet inlength, and contained fully 30 cubic feet of To some extent, no doubt, the importance ofripened wood has been overrated, but can anyonedeny that this is one of the essentials in fruitculture? The writer se?ms to give his case awaywhen he says: The reason was an insufficiencyof moisture at the roots, &c. No person of ex-perience underrates the importance of root-prun-ing, watering, or summer pruning—it would beinteresting to know if Mr. Small believes in thelatter operation—but these things supply noreason for stating that ripened wood isof no account. The fruit crops, however,largely depend on weather conditions, whichare outside the gardeners control, andNature accomplishes much without his aid ;this applies especially to the maturing ofthe wood. I entirely agree that fruit crops are
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Fig. i8.- -LINDENBERGIA GRANDIFLORA : FLOWERS YELLOW.(See p. 27 and R.H.S. Awards, p. 29.) timber. The timber was used experimentally inmany ways—for fencing, indoor furniture, andto support the banks of a rapidly-flowing river.The latter trial was most satisfactory; but in nocase did the lasting properties of the timl>ercome up to expectation. The estate architect,who also made use of the timber, reported to theowner of the property on which it was grown—contains too much resin, and is apt to becomehoneycombed. .4. D. W. .Ripened Wood.—Mr. Small p 488. vol lii)asks the surprising question, What differ-ence can it make to a tree m the production offruit whether the wood be w^ell ripened or not better after a wet season But does anyone ex-pect good results from fruit trees when light andsunshine—essentials to the formation of firm,ripe wood and high quality fruit—are almostabsent? From my own observation, failure otthe fruit crops is generally the result of unsuit-abl ■

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