Book/Printed Material The apple; its culture, uses and history. Volume 12
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Image 2 of Volume 12- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
- Date: 1847
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Image 3 of Volume 12- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 4 of Volume 12- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 5 of Volume 12- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 7 of Volume 12 THE GARDENER S MONTHLY VOLUME. THE APPLE; ITS CULTURE, USES, AND HISTORY. BY GEORGE W. JOHNSON, Author of The Dictionary of Modern Gardening, Gardener s Almanack, c. and R. ERRINGTON, SIMPKIN, MARSHALL,...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
- Date: 1847
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Image 8 of Volume 12 IT* J TO BE CONTINUED ANNUALLY. On the 1st of January, 1848, will be published, price Is. GARDENER S ALMANAC. By GEORGE W. JOHNSON, Editor of the Gardener s Almanac, Gardener s...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 9 of Volume 12 CONTENTS. Wall Culture. Border, 1. Mr. Harrison s first year s winter and summer pruning, 2. Second year, 3. Third year, 7. Fourth year, 9. Fifth year, 10. Sixth year, 11. Seventh...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 10 of Volume 12 iv CONTENTS. Calendar. January, 73. February, 77. March, 78. April and May, 79. June, 80. July, 82. August and Sep- tember, 83. October and November, 84. December, 85. Insects. Figure-of-eight moth, Tinea...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 11 of Volume 12 THE APPLE. WALL CULTURE. The apple tree is rather impatient of restraint either on the espalier rail or wall, bnt its disposition to a growth too vigorous may be kept within fruitful...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 12 of Volume 12 2 with it also another to run parallel with it, at the front of the border, and so made that all superabun- dant water can be carried entirely away from the border....- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 13 of Volume 12 3 when two of them are rubbed off those rubbed off are the third and fourth buds, counting upwards from the origin of the tree. The uppermost shoot is trained straight up...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 14 of Volume 12- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 15 of Volume 12 5 and red at the ends), such are allowed to remain un- touched, as it is on those that fruit are produced. The advantage of shortening back the upright shoot as much...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 16 of Volume 12 6 two buds from where it pushed the previous spriug. Any shoots arising from the fore part of the main stem are taken clean away. The buds upon the wood made last...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 17 of Volume 12 7 If after such treatment fruit buds are not produced from the origin of the shoot, nail the shoot to the wall parallel with the branch, which is uniformly suc- cessful in...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 18 of Volume 12 8 did not push to shoots; all such are left entire (e). They are of a reddish colour, and are easily distin- guished from growing buds, which are considerably less, and all...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 19 of Volume 12 9 they are allowed to grow, and are then shortened, as described for similar shoots but when bloom is produced, it is immediately cut off close under the blossom. The shoots (fig....- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 20 of Volume 12 10 there is only one fruit bud upon the stem of the spur (as spur J), a), and not fruitful buds at the shoot (b), then all the spur is pruned away...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 21 of Volume 12 11 (as at c c). AYhen there are no fruitful buds near to the origin of the spur, those are left that are farther off but always take care to preserve the...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 22 of Volume 12 12 from the bole of the tree, along the branch. After three spurs are thus numbered, begin again, and pro- ceed with No. 1, c. (agreeably to fig 5). Every spur No....- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 23 of Volume 12 13 a fruitful bud, a shoot pushed (as 5), and a fruitful bud was formed at the lower part of it, the shoot is then cut off just above it (as at...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 24 of Volume 12 14 Nos. 1 and 2. (See Sixth and Seventh Year s Summer Pruning.) Fig. 7. Ninth Year. Winter Pruning. The spurs No. 1 are allowed to have four fruit buds each (as...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 25 of Volume 12 15 been cut down twice the first time in the sixth year, and the second in the tenth. Thus, those spurs cut down to a fruitful bud (as fig. 5, a) have...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 26 of Volume 12 16 to enter into minute details, in order to illustrate the principle of this system of pruning, which is to obtain spurs always at a proper distance from each other, so that...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 27 of Volume 12 17 wall. We think there is little occasion for the latter, more especially if a much shallower border is made. Mr. H. advises three feet deep at back we say two. There...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 28 of Volume 12 13 of the free circulation of air, is arrested by a profusion of laterals, which are to be reserved for the same round of scientific winter pruning. Mr. Harrison has very properly...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 29 of Volume 12 19 Failing in these outward indications of ripeness, the gardener has only to cut open a single fruit, and if the seeds appear of a black or brownish colour, it is fit...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 30 of Volume 12 20 the former ease the fruit is apt to lose the finest part of its flavour, and never keeps in use so long as it otherwise would do and in the latter,...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 31 of Volume 12 21 one, not poured out, as is too usual, into a larger basket, and then again from this into a heap this systematic mode of inflicting small bruises is sure to usher...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 32 of Volume 12 22 of espalier training in practice. These may be com- prised under the following designations. 1st. The ordinary wood espalier rail. 2nd. The strained wire espalier rail. 3rd. The cast-iron espalier rail....- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 33 of Volume 12 23 The Strained Wire Espalier Rail. This is one of the most economical, most durable, and handsomest rails at present in use in this country not only for training fruit trees, but...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 34 of Volume 12 24 the soil, bring many of the tenderer kinds of fruit to a mneh greater degree of perfection than any other mode of espalier training. They are a very suitable accompaniment of...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 35 of Volume 12 25 The Saddle Espalier. Little need be said about this, for it is merely the trellised arcade, divested of the tall uprights. These are extensively employed in her Majesty s gardens at...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 36 of Volume 12 26 must be successively headed back iu like manner, in order to get the stem well clothed. The trees, when completed, must form a complete pyramid, the bottom side branches extending about...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 37 of Volume 12 27 with the New Flemish pears ourselves, for sixteen years and we must say that it is always attended with the best of success, providing due attention be given to those preparatory...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 38 of Volume 12 28 high manuring, is compatible with such highly arti- ficial modes of culture. FORCING. About the forcing of the apple comparatively little is known of a systematic character and we are not...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 39 of Volume 12 29 they are finally to remain. The young plants might be placed in a twelve-inch pot first, and remain in it for a couple of years, and then receive a shift into...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
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Image 40 of Volume 12 30 this will hare a tendency to produce blossom spurs, and will control the too luxuriant or rapid growth of the plant. Those shoots of a subordinate character, and not so strong,...- Contributor: Johnson, George William - Errington, Robert
- Date: 1847