... This is obtained from the raffia or rofia palm, a native of the island of Madagascar. The tree sends enormous branches from near the ground, the pinnate leaves of which produce this fiber. One ...
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... This is obtained from the raffia or rofia palm, a native of the island of Madagascar. The tree sends enormous branches from near the ground, the pinnate leaves of which produce this fiber. One ...
Of the blackcaps, Gregg, McCormick, Munger, Cumberland, Columbian, Palmer (very early), and Eureka (late), are all good sorts. Reds: Cuthbert, Cardinal (new), Turner, Reliance, The King (extra early), Loudon (late). Yellow: Golden Queen.
... Their grass cover is due to water relations, most of them being periodically overflowed--conditions that are inimical to pines and palmettos. On the other hand, the period of overflow is too brief to ...
... Chou Palmier, 235. Chou vivace de Daubenton, 232. Coxcomb, 232. Cow-cabbage, 232. Curled Brown 235. Curled Proliferous, 232. Daubenton's Creeping, 232. Dwarf Feather, 231. Dwarf Curled, 233. Dwarf Curlies, 233. Dwarf Green ...
... Chou Palmier. _Vil. Stalk six feet in height, terminating at the top in a cluster of leaves, which are nearly entire on the borders, blistered on the surface like those of the Savoys, and ...
... Station), the prize goes to Palmetto, which gave twenty-eight per cent. more than its nearest rival, Donald's Elmira. Big yield alone is frequently no recommendation of a vegetable to the home gardener ...
Bene-plant. Camomile. Coltsfoot. Elecampane. Hoarhound. Hyssop. Licorice. Pennyroyal. Poppy. Palmate-leaved or Turkey Rhubarb. Rue. Saffron. Southernwood. Wormwood. 561-578 CHAP. XI.--_Mushrooms, or Esculent Fungi. Agaricus. Boletus. Clavaria. Morchella, or Morel. Tuber ...
... Use paraffine, 8 pounds; palm oil, 20 pounds; and oleonaptha, 12 pounds. Dissolve the paraffine in the oleonaptha at a temperature of 160 degrees and then stir in the palm oil a little at ...
Palladius quoted on the Gallic harvester Palma_, palm Partridges Pastures care of vs_. arable land Pâté de foie gras, known and prized by Romans Peacocks, discussion of Perfumes among the Romans Persius, cited Petrarch ...
... Thus it is the custom to call a weak stem a flag, and a strong stem, which bears grapes, a palm. The name _flagellum_, indicating something as unstable as a breeze, is derived from ...
... 4 Palmetto. 5 Moore's Cross-bred. 8 Columbian Mammoth White. "Those included within a brace have little or no difference of season. The numbers mark their rank with regard to yield, 1 being ...
+---------+ |SEED FOR | | 50 FT. | VEGETABLE | ROW | VARIETIES +---------+ Asparagus, seed | 1 oz. | Palmetto, Giant Argenteuil, Barr's | | Mammoth Asparagus, plants | 50 | Palmetto, Giant Argenteuil, Barr's | | Mammoth Bean, pole | 1/2 pt. | Kentucky Wonder, Golden ...
... 12--BUNCH OF PALMETTO ASPARAGUS] Purple Top_ and _Green Top_.--These were the only distinct sorts in cultivation before the introduction of Conover's Colossal, but are now almost unknown to the trade and ...
... passing the hand from the knee on to the foot to seize the foot in the palm, bend it forcibly on the fetlock, and lift it up over the brim of the pelvis, the ...
... Rheum palmatum.
I find, too, that a great deal of the range offers a splendid hog feed from the cabbage palm, the seed of the palmetto and from the mast found in the shinnery. It would ...
... What is properly meant by the Term Arracs, are Spirits extracted from the fermented Juice of certain Trees common in the _East-Indies_, particularly those of the Cocoa, or Palm-tree. The whole Process ...
... Hussey. "Palmyra, Mo., Aug. 14, 1854. "Friend Hussey--Yours duly received. As to the machines sent by you (ordered some two years since) they both worked well. "Before you had invented your machine in ...
... We soon left the public highway, circling marshes and dodging palmettos. Our next stop was on Gum Slough Ranch, where we were told that on a pasture of 10,000 acres there were 6 ...
... Each nest should have a door no bigger than necessary to enable the pigeons to go in and out but within should be of three palms in diameter. Under each rank of nests should ...
... Tetragonus 11 Asparagus Sarmentosus 12 Crown, Roots, Buds, Spear 14 Stem, Leaves, Flowers, Berries 14 Flowers 15 Palmetto Asparagus 21 Pot-Grown Plant 37 Horizontal Development of Roots 51 Trenches Ready for Planting 57 ...
... The palm of the hand is pressed strongly inward, about 8 inches in front of the stifle and a little below, several times in succession, and is then brought to rest with the pressure ...
... Milk is drawn by pressing upon the entire length of the teat in alternate jerks with the entire palm of the hand. Both hands being thus employed, are made to press alternately, but so ...
All the cultivated varieties of asparagus are readily affected by the rust, although it has been found that some varieties, notably Palmetto, are less susceptible to its attacks than others. The most effectual means ...
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