Elements of agriculture and vegetation. To which is added, an appendix, for the use of practical farmers / [George Fordyce].

  • George Fordyce
Date:
1796
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Credit: Elements of agriculture and vegetation. To which is added, an appendix, for the use of practical farmers / [George Fordyce]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    arrive at the laft Stage, viz. the Salts, before the other Parts are become Mucilaginous.— This happens very frequently, where Dung and Lime are laid in Strata in a Dunghill, and not well mixed throughout the Mafs, much of the Benefit of it is thereby loft. Moft Plants ufed in Agriculture, that do not branch out at the Side above Ground, generally do it below Ground, as all Corns and Graftes do. —Feeding Corn, or bruifing the Tops of it with a Roller, makes it branch out below Ground. All Perennial Graftes continue fuch, by branching out anew every Year, for the old Root always dies. Whenever a Plant becomes weak, its Juices are converted into Sugar, which allures Infedts to come and lay their Eggs there j hence Blights, &c. Plants abforb Nourilhment by their Leaves, as well as by their Roots ; and whilfl: their Leaves are flourifbing, they difeharge into the Ground - a Part of their Juices; and until they begin to flower, they difeharge a greater Quantity than they receive from the Earth, confequently till then they enrich the Ground.—Plants that have lateral Flowers, fuch as Peafe, Lupins, &c. con- tinue to flourilh during all the Time of Flower- ing, which is till the Seed is ripe.—Plants that have terminal Flowers, as Corn and Grades, have their Leaves wither by Degrees in a few Days, Plants.
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