The complete English gardener; or, gardening made perfectly easy: containing full and plain directions for the proper management of the flower, fruit, ... is added, the complete bee-master; ... Li - Samuel Cooke, Paperback

• Release Date   6/20/2012
• ISBN-13   9781235998331 | 978-1-235-99833-1
• ISBN   1235998339 | 1-235-99833-9
• Format   Paperback
• Author(s)   Samuel Cooke
• This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1780* edition. Excerpt: ...do rot beat this alteration in nature so well. Some forward sorts of plums will ripen about the end of April. and the Anne-p:ach at the same time. The early nectarine being thus forced, would ripen with the masculine apricot. And as to gooseberries, we may have green fruit. fit for tarts in January and February. and ripe gooseberries and currants in March and April, Hz la In this frame you might also plant a row or two ol strawberries, which would ripen at the end of February or beginning of March. And among the fruit you may mix here and there a monthly rose tree. and have a border planted with early tulips, hyacinths, jonquils, narcissus, and other flowers, which by the forcing heats would make a kind of Summer all the Winter. The trees planted in these frames must be close to the paling, contrary tc the methods of planting against walls. for the roots will run under the pales, and draw nourishment equally from the earth about them, but with walls it is otherwise. The trees need not be planted at a greater distance thzn four or sive feet: and those that have stood ft ven or eight years against walls, may be removed to thele forcing frames without any danger: As so pruning these trees, the same method is to be followed as recommended for other trees in Fehruiiry. but the season for doing it is not the lame. for in the forcing frames our Spring begins in November, but in the other case it does not begin till the end of January or February. The trees are to be pruned and nailed to the pales (every branch as close to the pales ar. may be) about a week before the forcing heat is applied. and all the glasses, to be put up as soon as they.ire pruned. The hot dung to be laid to the back of the pales, ought to be tossed up in an heap some days before it ...