Author: H. Bronson Cowan

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-11-14

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 9781334271304

Excerpt from The Canadian Horticulturist, 1916, Vol. 39 Nitrogen forces the growth and pro duces thriftiness; without its presence in our soils, our orchards would make but little growth. Large sized leaves of a dark green color indicate its pres ence in quantity. Phosphorus aids the tree in assimi lating other plant foods. It also as sists in transporting the various foods to each section of the tree. Without its presence we have a poorly devel oped tree. Potash produces fruit; hence the necessity of an abundant supply. Calcium hardens and makes our trees sturdy, enabling them to bear the crops of fruit. It is of great impo1t ance to day, because it breaks down the crude potash in our soils making it available for the trees. It is also essen tial for correcting acidity in sour. Soils. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.