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The soil should consist of about 3 parts turfy loam, 1 part leaf mould, 1 part coarse silver sand, with enough chemical or other manure added to render the whole moderately rich. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z
Finally they become sere and russet or "die like the dolphin," passing in all the splendor of sunset skies to oblivion on the leaf mould under the trees. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z
About the first of May, too, I took a tip from Luther Burbank and put early corn into a mixture of leaf mould and fresh manure in a big box. The Idyl of Twin Fires
When making up potting soil, manure or leaf mould, an occasional sprinkling will increase the manurial value and also destroy the worms and other insects. Roses and Rose Growing
Best on north side of a hill in bright, sandy soil, mixed with leaf mould. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens
V. Composition of the soil—heath soil—leaf mould—preparation of soil—charcoal—manures—liquid manures 36   Chap. Theory and Practice, Applied to the Cultivation of the Cucumber in the Winter Season To Which Is Added a Chapter on Melons
His clothes have the odour of the forest—that is to say of leaf mould, poplar smoke and spruce resin. Seeds of Pine
Achimenes.—Place the tubers thickly in pans, to be potted singly as they appear, in equal portions of leaf mould and sandy loam; to be started into growth in a moderate bottom heat. In-Door Gardening for Every Week in the Year Showing the Most Successful Treatment for all Plants Cultivated in the Greenhouse, Conservatory, Stove, Pit, Orchid, and Forcing-house
Charcoal, in an agricultural sense, means all forms of carbon, whether as peat, muck, charcoal dust from the spark-catchers of locomotives, charcoal hearths, river and swamp deposits, leaf mould, decomposed spent tanbark or sawdust, etc. The Elements of Agriculture A Book for Young Farmers, with Questions Prepared for the Use of Schools
It grows upon the leaf mould and is frequently quite large. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth
The soil should be a mixture of one-half good sandy loam, one-fourth leaf mould or muck that has been left out all winter. Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts
As we ramble down a white aisle of birch and poplar, the feet of our horses tread out for us the odour of leaf mould, which odour is the panacea of the world. Seeds of Pine
Begonias.—Being of free growth they delight in fresh soil, consisting of equal parts of sandy loam and leaf mould. In-Door Gardening for Every Week in the Year Showing the Most Successful Treatment for all Plants Cultivated in the Greenhouse, Conservatory, Stove, Pit, Orchid, and Forcing-house
Let them be sown in leaf mould, about eighteen or twenty seeds in a forty-eight size pot; immediately apply water, and plunge the pots in a good sharp heat. The art of promoting the growth of the cucumber and melon in a series of directions for the best means to be adopted in bringing them to a complete state of perfection
Absently her gaze sought for cinnamon fern in low woods, sweet fern in the thickets, and exquisite maidenhair just beginning to uncurl from the black leaf mould of dripping brakes. Judith of the Cumberlands
It grows in leaf mould in the woods and has been found at Ithaca, N. Y., twice during July and September, 1897. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.
A mound of half-carted leaf mould just without showed, to any one endowed with even the meanest powers of deduction, that someone—some man, probably—was busy in the neighbourhood. Antony Gray,—Gardener
Cape and other bulbs in a compost of loam, leaf mould, with a good sprinkling of sand, as soon as they begin to make growth in foliage. In-Door Gardening for Every Week in the Year Showing the Most Successful Treatment for all Plants Cultivated in the Greenhouse, Conservatory, Stove, Pit, Orchid, and Forcing-house
If the soil is of a strong loamy nature, add some leaf mould or rotten dung to it, and mix it up well together. The art of promoting the growth of the cucumber and melon in a series of directions for the best means to be adopted in bringing them to a complete state of perfection
Trimble Rogers scouted like a red Indian, eager to find traces of upturned earth, or the leaf mould disturbed, or marks of an axe on the pine trees as symbols of secret guidance. Blackbeard: Buccaneer
The species grow on rotting wood, on leaf mould and on richly manured ground, etc. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.
He leaped out and drew the boat to its landing upon a cross-piece held by two uprights in the water, and ascended the steep path worn in leaf mould. The Cursed Patois From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899
Globe Amaranthus.—To be potted into 48-sized pots, in which they will flower in a soil composed of peat, loam, and leaf mould, or rotten dung. In-Door Gardening for Every Week in the Year Showing the Most Successful Treatment for all Plants Cultivated in the Greenhouse, Conservatory, Stove, Pit, Orchid, and Forcing-house
It is necessary that the plants should be continued in leaf mould until the middle of January, as there is no other in which they will thrive so well at that season of the year. The art of promoting the growth of the cucumber and melon in a series of directions for the best means to be adopted in bringing them to a complete state of perfection
Over this rough material put a little screenings, leaf mould or sphagnum moss, to prevent the soil's washing down into it. Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse
Plant this in September, in a soil, composed of two thirds common earth, and one third leaf mould. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School
Some of the little hollows in the bank under a hedge, especially on chalky soils, are filled with leaf mould which has sometimes changed to a black powder not looking at all like leaves. Lessons on Soil
They succeed best in a compost of half leaf mould and half loam. In-Door Gardening for Every Week in the Year Showing the Most Successful Treatment for all Plants Cultivated in the Greenhouse, Conservatory, Stove, Pit, Orchid, and Forcing-house
Let the soil for potting off the plants be half leaf mould, and half light loam or bog earth. The art of promoting the growth of the cucumber and melon in a series of directions for the best means to be adopted in bringing them to a complete state of perfection
Choose for this a light, rich soil, which should be well pulverized, to the depth of at least a foot, and if not light enough, it should be made so by adding some leaf mould. The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines
The earth must be composed of one half common soil, one fourth leaf mould, and one fourth sand. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School
We suppose that the plants that have lived in past years have decayed to form a black material like leaf mould which stops in the soil, giving it a darkish colour. Lessons on Soil
Gesnera zebrina.—Shift them for winter flowering; they delight in a mixture composed of equal parts of fibrous loam, heath soil, and leaf mould. In-Door Gardening for Every Week in the Year Showing the Most Successful Treatment for all Plants Cultivated in the Greenhouse, Conservatory, Stove, Pit, Orchid, and Forcing-house
It forms a choice specimen for pot culture in cold frames or amongst select rock plants; it should be grown in mostly vegetable mould, as peat or leaf mould, and have a moist position. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.
Finally we come to where there is less grass but more dead leaves and leaf mould, and here is the first real herbaceous flower of this spring, the dwarf white trillium, or wake-robin. Some Spring Days in Iowa
I measured hazel brush twelve feet high, and some of the ground was a perfect network of hazel roots; the leaf mould had accumulated for ages. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916
Supplement your collection by purchasing from a gardener's shop some mixed potting soil and also the separate ingredients used to form such a mixture—silver sand, leaf mould, peat. Lessons on Soil
They delight in light open soil composed of peat, loam, and sand, and rotten leaf mould as an addition to, or substitute for, the peat. In-Door Gardening for Every Week in the Year Showing the Most Successful Treatment for all Plants Cultivated in the Greenhouse, Conservatory, Stove, Pit, Orchid, and Forcing-house
I grow it at the base of a bit of rockwork, in black or leaf mould; the aspect is south-east, but an old sun-dial screens it from the midday sun. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.
Examine as many kinds of surface soils and subsoils as possible, also decayed leaf mould, the black soil of the woods, etc. The First Book of Farming
Every snapped twig, every bird murmur, every brush of a padded foot on leaf mould was multiplied many-fold. Montlivet
The top layer of soil in the wood is soft, dark in colour, and is evidently leaf mould mixed with sand or soil. Lessons on Soil
They are the leaf mould that feeds the final growth. Harvest
An annual top dressing of leaf mould is very beneficial. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.
Experiment.—Place in separate pans, dishes, plates, boxes, or on boards, one or two pints each of sand, clay, decayed vegetable matter or leaf mould or woods soil, and garden soil. The First Book of Farming
I rolled in my agony, and bit the ground till my mouth was full of leaf mould. Montlivet
We will take some leaf mould, some black mould from a hollow in the bank, some from a tree, soils from a wood, a well-manured garden, a field and some subsoil. Lessons on Soil
Now, my leaf mould over there in that tub isn't real mould from the woods. The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.
They are then carefully planted in one of the plots about 4 in. or 5 in. apart, the ground having previously been made as light and rich as possible with plenty of leaf mould. Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891
Examine the sand, clay and leaf mould, comparing them as to color; are they light or dark, are they moist or not? The First Book of Farming
This showy plant is a native of Chili, and, like its Mexican allies, thrives if potted in light loam, with a little leaf mould and a few nodules of lime rubbish. Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation
Dry powdered soil, sand, clay, leaf mould, seeds. Lessons on Soil
To every three measures of soil from that pile there, which is nothing but garden soil, add one measure of sand and one of leaf mould. The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.
This large bed is not neglected and left alone to take care of itself, but carefully manured with leaf mould and peat moss manure from the stable every year. Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891
Experiment.—Take samples, about a teaspoonful, of sand, clay and leaf mould. The First Book of Farming
Here transparent bluish shadow haunted the undergrowth, and the air grew delicately chill, charged with the scent of fern, of moist earth, leaf mould, and moss. Deadham Hard
Do the experiment also with sand, powdered clay, and leaf mould. Lessons on Soil
You see the part desired in leaf mould is vegetable matter. The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.
Almost any kind of soil suits the Iris, but the best flowers are obtained from a mixture of sandy loam, with leaf mould, the Persian kind requiring a larger proportion of sand. Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden
It will be found that the leaf mould will smoke and burn, and will diminish in amount, while the sand and clay will not. The First Book of Farming
Rich leaf mould, accumulated between crevices of rock, makes the ideal home of this delicate yet striking flower, coarse-named, but refined in all its parts. Wild Flowers Worth Knowing
Collect samples of the different soils in your neighbourhood—garden soil, soil from a ploughed field, from a mole-hill in a pasture field, leaf mould from a wood, etc. Lessons on Soil
Bring back some leaf mould from the woods, and mix the garden soil for the rockery. The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.
Light rich sandy loam, with a portion of sufficiently decomposed leaf mould, is the best soil for the early stages of growing bulbs. Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden
Experiment.—Some days before this experiment, spread on a dry floor about a half bushel each of sand, clay and decayed leaf mould or black woods soil. The First Book of Farming
In a clay soil, it often will pay, on a small scale, to sift leaf mould, sphagnum moss, or some other light porous covering, over the rows, especially for small seed. Home Vegetable Gardening — a Complete and Practical Guide to the Planting and Care of All Vegetables, Fruits and Berries Worth Growing for Home Use
The earth underneath was soft and springy with leaf mould.— Adventures in Contentment
I think the land is suffering from an overdose of such manure as they apply here, and the leaf mould is entirely exhausted. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland
They are redolent of the soil, of leaf mould, of the good brown earth. Our Friend John Burroughs
I regard cow manure, leaf mould, and bone flour as the best fertilizers. Success with Small Fruits
Pepper, coffee, tapioca, cinchona, and ipecacuanha, are being tried successfully; burnt earth, of which the natives have a great opinion, and leaf mould being used in the absence of other manure. The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither
Perferred Habitat - Rich leaf mould in woods, sometimes in thickets and meadows. Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors
"Yes," he replied, glancing at the smear of leaf mould upon his beaded moccasins. To Have and to Hold
Rich leaf mould, accumulated between crevices of rock, makes the ideal home of this delicate, yet striking, flower, coarse-named, but refined in all its parts. Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors
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