The parks and gardens of Paris, considered in relation to the wants of other cities and of the public and private gardens; being notes on a study of Paris gardens (1878)
Robinson, W. (William), 1838-1935 · London, Macmillan · leaf 420
ches. ihe whichiscutat b.Argenteuil Fig-trees begin to bear when they are six years old, and are in full perfection atten years. They live a long time, but it is necessary to renew thelong and old stems, which wear out every twelve or fifteen years.For this purpose the requisite number of shoots… … 378 THE PARKS AND GARDENS OF PARIS. [Chap. XXII. before covering-in the trenches at the foot of the tree. Theyshould also be well -watered several times during the summer, andmanured every three years. The practice of putting a drop offine oil into the eye of the fruit just as it colours and shows…
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