American Flower Garden Directory

Applewood Books, 2009 - 352 páginas

""Famed seedman, head of the Robert Buist Company, and credited with introducing the poinsettia to the United States, Buist was one of the most famous names in flowers in the 19th century. Arranged chronologically, his 1845 guide, the third edition of the work, is a vast and comprehensive reference for all aspects of flower gardening in America.""

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JANUARY	17

Of Framing	25

List of Choice Hardy Annuals 2 9	33

Grass and oiher Edgings	48

Roses climbing v	56

Perpetual Roses M	64

Grafting Roses	66

Tea Roses	74

Of Taking up Dahlia Roots IS	128

JANUARY	137

Of cleansing Plants House c 113	143

Of Repotting Cactffi	149

Of Repotting Plants	173

Of Succulents	179

General Observations a	183

On the Construction of a Greenhouse	191

Climbing Roses	80

Deciduous and Evergreen Shrubs	88

Walks	97

Dahlias List of	104

Auricula and Polyanthus	110

Watering	116

General Observations 279	120

Of Planting Evergreens	126

Of Camellia Japonica	197

Of Enarching or Grafting by Approach	268

Of Flowering Stocks	274

Of Geraniums	280

Of Repotting Plants	283

Of Preparing for taking in the Plants	286

Of Camellias	294

On the Culture of the Grape 317333	317

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American Flower-garden Directory: Containing Practical Directions for the ...
Robert Buist
Vista completa - 1852

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Título	American Flower Garden Directory Applewood Bks Gardening in America Series
Autor	Robert Buist
Editor	Applewood Books, 2009
ISBN	1429014857, 9781429014854
Largo	352 páginas

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