| John Lindley - 1840 - Страниц: 430
...the organs of vegetation. If well directed, pruning is one of the most useful, and, if ill-directed, it is among the most mischievous, operations that can take place upon a plant. When a portion of a healthy plant is cut off, all that sap which would have been expended in supporting... | |
| 1854 - Страниц: 652
...the yalue of the fruit, but increase the longevity and health of the tree. LINDLEY truly remarks : "If well directed, pruning is one of the most useful, and, if ill directed, it is among the most mischevious operations that can take place upon a plant." [We commend Mr. SAUNDER'S remarks to the... | |
| John Lindley - 1855 - Страниц: 662
...the organs of vegetation. If well directed, pruning is one of the most useful, and, if ill-directed, it is among the most mischievous, operations that...flowers and fruit, or to augment the quantity of timber, These two purposes demand separate consideration. A. Pruning for Flowers or Fruit. "When a portion... | |
| John Lindley - 1855 - Страниц: 636
...directed, pruning is one of the most useful, and, if ill-directed, it is 362 PRINCIPLES OF PRUNING. among the most mischievous, operations that can take...flowers and fruit, or to augment the quantity of timber, These two purposes demand separate consideration. A. Pruning for Flowers or Fruit. When a portion of... | |
| 1861 - Страниц: 588
...the organs of vegetation. If well directed, pruning is one of the most useful, and if ill-directed, it is among the most mischievous, operations that can take place upon a plant "When a portion of a healthy plant is cut off, all that sap which would have been expended in supporting... | |
| The Country Gentleman's Magazine - 1869 - Страниц: 590
...practise, and how thorough a knowledge he ought to possess of all the laws which regulate the actions of the organs of vegetation. If well directed, pruning...one of the most useful, and if ill directed, it is one of the most mischievous operations that can take place in forests." Again, the same author says—"... | |
| 1870 - Страниц: 586
...cutting. Our object is now, mainly, to present some authorities on this point. Prof. Lindley says, "If well directed, pruning is' one of the most useful, and, if illdirected, it is one of the most mischievous, operations that can take place upon a plant. The season... | |
| Berthold Ribbentrop - 1873 - Страниц: 190
...and branches, whence it may be at once understood how delicate are the operations he has to practise, and how thorough a knowledge he ought to possess of...one of the most useful, and, if ill directed, it is amongst the mo.st mischievous operations that can take place upon a plant. The object of pruning is... | |
| Michigan. State Board of Agriculture - 1876 - Страниц: 556
...pruning as in most other farm operations. Most of us will agree that Dr. Lindley was right in saying : "If well directed, pruning is one of the most useful, and, if ill-directed, it is among the most mischievous operations that can take place upon a plant." It is... | |
| John Rutter - 1880 - Страниц: 112
...and will adopt such a system as will prove to the greatest advantage between expense and profit. * Well directed pruning is one of the most useful, and if ill directed, it is among the most mischevious operations that can take place in application to a tree. THE VALUE OF PEACH GROWING. There... | |
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