The Juvenile GardenerHarvey and Darton, 1824 - 129 pages |
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... roots of the sweet - scented violet , the yellow primrose , and the cowslip , which grew upon the banks ; and these being all planted , William added a few crocus , snowdrop , and narcissus roots , and pro- mised to give Frank some ...
... roots of the sweet - scented violet , the yellow primrose , and the cowslip , which grew upon the banks ; and these being all planted , William added a few crocus , snowdrop , and narcissus roots , and pro- mised to give Frank some ...
Page 10
... roots pro- ceed . Frank placed them at regular dis- tances in the trench , and then laying a little manure on them , covered them up with earth . The addition of a few cab- bage - plants , filled up the ground which was allotted to ...
... roots pro- ceed . Frank placed them at regular dis- tances in the trench , and then laying a little manure on them , covered them up with earth . The addition of a few cab- bage - plants , filled up the ground which was allotted to ...
Page 15
... roots were easily shaken off , collected in a basket , and taken into the house , to be prepared for the dinner- table . The peas and beans , of which Frank had taken so much care , had al- ready been gathered , and the little gar- den ...
... roots were easily shaken off , collected in a basket , and taken into the house , to be prepared for the dinner- table . The peas and beans , of which Frank had taken so much care , had al- ready been gathered , and the little gar- den ...
Page 28
... roots were to be planted , by raking them over ; and when all the weeds and dead leaves were cleared away , and the gravel - walks put in neat order , Frank begged his mam- ma and little Agnes to come and see how industrious he had been ...
... roots were to be planted , by raking them over ; and when all the weeds and dead leaves were cleared away , and the gravel - walks put in neat order , Frank begged his mam- ma and little Agnes to come and see how industrious he had been ...
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... roots when the flower fades ; but these roots remain in the ground , and put forth fresh leaves in the spring : for instance , the hollyhocks , the evening primrose , some sorts of lupines , and many others . As soon as the seeds were ...
... roots when the flower fades ; but these roots remain in the ground , and put forth fresh leaves in the spring : for instance , the hollyhocks , the evening primrose , some sorts of lupines , and many others . As soon as the seeds were ...
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Page 78 - tis, to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows, and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire, — dreadful trade ! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head : The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice ; and yon tall anchoring bark, Diminish'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight : the murmuring surge, That on th' unnumber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high.
Page 52 - Consider the lilies of the field; they toil not, neither do they spin: yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Page 1 - Then she sang Handel's song — " What though I trace each herb and flower That decks the morning dew? Did I not own Jehovah's power, How vain were all I knew...
Page 122 - The berries and fruit are somewhat of an oval shape, about the size of a cherry, and of a dark-red color when ripe. Each of these contains two cells, and each cell a single seed, which is the coffee as we see it before it undergoes the process of roasting. — Coffee is an article of but recent introduction.
Page 66 - ... Richmond, at the battle of Bofworth Field ; and to exemplify the atrocity of Richard, I have introduced his Falfe Accufation of Haftings on the one fide, and the Death of the two Young Princes in the Tower on the other. " To contraft with thefe preceding tragical fubjects, I have in the centre reprefented the Marriage of Henry the Seventh, with the Daughter of Edward the Fourth, the Union of the White and Red Rofes ; and on one hand, as an image of peace and happinefs, I have introduced young...