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

  • Fordyce, George, 1736-1802.
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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    b Too putrid Dunghills, c Sea Water in fmall Quantity, Thirdly, Forcing Manures, as. Quick Lime, Fixt Alkalis in Vegetable Allies, Neutral Salts Which do hot afiift Putre- » faction, Earthy Salts as above. Of INSECTS. There are fome Infefts which infeft Vegeta- bles when healthy, as the Infeft occalioning the Smutt, or Blacknefs, in Grain : this Infeft is not deftroyed by drying, but revives upon being moiftened, and if fown with the Seeds, will be propagated over the whole Field. Q^ Is this to be deftroyed by fteeping the Seeds in Solutions of Neutral Salts in Water? Mold Infefts attack Plants, in confequence of a Weaknefs of the Plants themlelves \ the Juices in that Cafe being converted into Sugar, become proper Nourifhment for, and attraft them ; but when this happens, they afterwards hurt the Plant greatly. Each Plant is infefted by its particular Infefts. PART