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Gardening in India

1899

The wisdom of this act of grace cannot be doubted as it not only furnishes healthful recreation and tends to relieve the monotony of the soldier's life in India but the taste for gardening that is encouraged may supply the retired soldier with the means of earning a respectable living and thereby improve the status of the rank and file This enlarged edition it is hoped will serve the' original [...] The particles composing the fine portion of the soil should be in such a minute state of division that when moistened and pressed in the hand the points of the fingers of a delcate hand should not feel gritty matter; such a soil is called loam. [...] the black soil was the detritus of the Western Ghauts and other ranges of trap hills that form the backbone of the peninsula distributed out by the force of heavy rains and ultimately left dry by the large rivers that at the present day dra'in the country having broken down the barriers that formerly caused them to spread over the country in immense shallow lakes. [...] In taking the observations given in the tables the thermometer is placed a few feet above the ground and protected by a wooden :oof from the direct action of the rays of the sun : this roof also prevents loss of heat by radiation at night. [...] THE FERMENTATION OF MANURE.—If a mass of town sweepings or garbage is laid up in a heap fermentation quickly sets in and much heat is evolved accompanied by a strong smell of ammonia ; that smell shows that the ammonia containing nitrogen one of the three valuable ingredients of manure is passing away into the air and the inside of the heap of manure will soon appear dry and white ; it then h
agriculture environment
Pages
725
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.144072
Segment Pages Author Actions
Preface
i-x G. Woodrow view
Soil
1-7 G. Woodrow view
Climate
7-8 G. Woodrow view
Table Showing the Latitude Longitude Altitude and Avarage Monthly and annual Rainfall at Greenwich and Some Important Stations in India in Inches and Cents
9-15 G. Woodrow view
Table Showing the Mean Temperature at Greenwich and at the Principal Stations in India
16-19 G. Woodrow view
Table Showing the Maximum and Minimum Temperaures at the Principal Stations in India
20-25 G. Woodrow view
Preparation of the Soil
26-27 G. Woodrow view
The Composition of Plants
28-29 G. Woodrow view
Manure
30-39 G. Woodrow view
Irrigation and Watering
40-44 G. Woodrow view
Drainage
45-47 G. Woodrow view
Gardening Tools and Implements
48-57 G. Woodrow view
Propagation
58-73 G. Woodrow view
Pruning
73-74 G. Woodrow view
Transplantic
74-79 G. Woodrow view
Potting
80-83 G. Woodrow view
Noxious Insects and Garden Pests
83-i G. Woodrow view
The Conservatory
93-i G. Woodrow view
The Lawn
97-99 G. Woodrow view
Examination of a Seed
100-101 G. Woodrow view
Examination of a Plant
102-107 G. Woodrow view
Edgings
108-110 G. Woodrow view
Fences
111-116 G. Woodrow view
Horticultural Myths
117-118 G. Woodrow view
Treatment of Plans After a Long Journey
119-119 G. Woodrow view
How to Dry Specimens of Plants
120-121 G. Woodrow view
Laying Out Gardens
122-133 G. Woodrow view
Designs for Flower Garden Beds
134-137 J.F. Johnston view
Classification
138-139 G. Woodrow view
Votes on Garden Plants
140-463 G. Woodrow view
Orchids
463-551 G. Woodrow view
Filices Ferns
551-i G. Woodrow view
Garden Calendar for Western India
559-571 G. Woodrow view
Madras Gardening Calendar
572-590 J.M. Henry view
Garden Calendar for the Province of Mysore
591-606 G. Woodrow view
Calendar of Garden Operations for Guzerat
607-614 J.M. Henry view
Gardening Notes for Tirhoot
615-617 C. Maries view
List of Ornamental Trees
618-618 G. Woodrow view
List of Fruits
619-619 G. Woodrow view
List of Ornamental Shrubs and Other Garden Plants
620-621 G. Woodrow view
List of Ornamental Climbers
622-622 G. Woodrow view
List of Annual Flowering Plant
623-623 G. Woodrow view
List of Vegetables
624-624 G. Woodrow view
List of Bee Plants
625-625 G. Woodrow view
Index
626-642 G. Woodrow view
Supplement
i-xxxi G. Woodrow view
Backmatter
i-viii G. Woodrow view

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