New and Rare Plants, Bulbs, Fruits, 1900 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book New and Rare Plants, Bulbs, Fruits, 1900 (Classic Reprint) written by Oliver H. Drew and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-14 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from New and Rare Plants, Bulbs, Fruits, 1900 This comparatively new lettuce heads the list for general use, home, market and forcing. The general color is a clear bright green, which is never bronzed by outdoor growth un der any climatic conditions. It is medium in size, the eh tire plant measuring about ten inches in diameter. It has a peculiar habit of heading, the head standing clear away from the outer leaves, which lie flat on the ground, a valu able feature for outside culture, securing an equable moist ure around the root of the plant. It has but little stalk the head is very solid. The leaves are thin, slightly crumpled, very crisp and entirely without that heavy veining which makes some of the best sorts bitter to the taste. Very valu able for growing under glass, where its delicacy of color and crispness are improved, making it a valuable acquisition to the market grower. (see cut.) Price, 5c. Pkt.; oz. Loc. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.