The gardener's magazine and register of rural & domestic improvement (1826)
Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843, A. & R. Spottiswoode, printer, United States. Patent Office. Scientific Library, former owner DSI · London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green · leaf 150
ter purpose than robbing thefruit tree border to enrich the rubbish heap. Surely, naturenever meant this : neither do gardeners; yet, assuredly, theypractise it. Figs. 39. and 40. will show the manner in which Ipropose to treat the pear trees in pruning; and figs. 41. and 42.the peaches. Every… … its behalf. Strange as it may appear,a careful observation will satisfy anyone of the truth of this statement;and, in the end, it will be foundthat the gardener may safely trustfor a crop to that very breast woodwhich we have been accustomed tocut off and throw away. In cropping the garden,…
