Planting Sentence Examples

Destiny helped her with planting the green bean seeds.

She'd been planting hints for days that Xander couldn't be trusted.

Bedding up land previous to planting is almost universal.

It was a singular experience that long acquaintance which I cultivated with beans, what with planting, and hoeing, and harvesting, and threshing, and picking over and selling them--the last was the hardest of all--I might add eating, for I did taste.

First look out for worms, and supply vacancies by planting anew.

I almost died a million times over, and if I didn't know how to enable the shields on the escape pod, I would have burned up in the atmosphere, and if that didn't kill me, then hitting the planet-- He held up a hand, planting it across her mouth when she refused to stop.

Although Borlaug and company encountered many obstacles, they pressed on, planting seed at night illuminated by flashes of artillery fire.

While you are planting the seed, he cries--"Drop it, drop it--cover it up, cover it up--pull it up, pull it up, pull it up."

There is more to being a father than planting the seed.

He jumped on her again, planting his paws on her shoulders.

Planting kisses on the corner of his mouth, she whispered.

As April slipped into May and the last threat of frost passed, she began planting them in the garden.

He bent his head, his warm lips planting gentle kisses along her neck and shoulder.

Soon everyone was zapping seeds and planting them and, lo and behold, it actually worked!

In any case, it seems better to me than irradiating corn, planting it, and hoping to hit a jackpot.

Dark splotches hindered her vision and she paused, planting a hand firmly on the counter for support.

We're trying to figure out what Darkyn is doing planting a shape-shifter demon on the mortal realm, Rhyn said, referring to the demon lord who wanted both their heads on pikes.

Deidre retreated, but he took one arm before planting a hand on her head.

Toby began to panic and pull, and the jaguar lowered itself farther to the ground, planting its back legs and jerking the boy towards the forest.

His lips left hers, softly planting warm kisses on her neck.

He sat next to Sarah, planting a kiss on her forehead.

The planting of eucalyptus trees is out of favour at present, but it appears to have been successful in Portugal, not from any prophylactic virtues in the plant, but through the great absorption of moisture by its deep roots, which tends to dry the subsoil.

The best time for planting is in spring, when the young shoots have just started.

The St Lawrence is far the most important Canadian river from the historic and economic points of view, since it provided the main artery of exploration in early days, and with its canals past rapids and between lakes still serves as a great highway of trade between the interior of the continent and the seaports of Montreal and Quebec. It is probable that politically Canada would have followed the course of the States to the south but for the planting of a French colony with widely extended trading posts along the easily ascended channel of the St Lawrence and the Great Lakes, so that this river was the ultimate bond of union between Canada and the empire.

River sand and the sharp grit washed up sometimes by the road side are excellent materials for laying around choice bulbs at planting time to prevent contact with earth which is perhaps manure-tainted.

In Othello is a character named Iago, an evil man who never does anything illegal himself but is always planting ideas in other people's minds, to get them to do his dirty work.

For most areas of the country, planting fall vegetables in late summer is a great idea.

They cannot await the results of another planting, A'Ran mused.

He handed Sarah hers, sat close, and put his arm around her, planting a gentle kiss on her temple.

With a husky breath, she dropped to his lap, dove both hands into his hair and pulled his head back, planting a hard kiss on his lips.

Lana obeyed, planting one hand on the laser wound in his side.

His warm lips touched her shoulder, planting soft kisses along it and up her neck until her heart was pounding.

As someone accustomed to planting ideas in the heads of others, she recognized the thought as coming from someone else.

From 1701 to 17 21 Collier was employed on his Great Historical, Geographical, Genealogical and Poetical Dictionary, founded on, and partly translated from, Louis Moreri's Dictionnaire historique, and in the compilation and issue of the two volumes folio of his own Ecclesiastical History of Great Britian from the first planting of Christianity to the end of the reign of Charles II.

Care should be taken in planting to select a spot somewhat elevated and well drained.

Till the spring of 327 Alexander was moving to and fro in Bactria and Sogdiana, beating down the recurrent rebellions and planting Greek cities.

In planting, the tops of the bulbs should be kept a little above ground, and it is a commendable plan to draw away the soil surrounding the bulbs when they have got root-hold.

This was the planting of a colony of communistic per week for which such wages are payable, with the rates for overtime when those hours are exceeded.

They are skilful hunters, however, catch fish by in geniously constructed traps, and live almost entirely on jungle-roots of these people is found in Upper Perak, and the members of this clan have acquired some knowledge of the art of planting, &c. They they have been raided by the latter, and many Negritos are to be found in captivity in some of the Malayan villages on the eastern side of the peninsula.

Besides copying the Roman habit of planting military colonies, the First Consul imitated the old conquerors of the world by extending and completing the road-system of his outlying districts, especially at those important passes, the Mont Cenis and Simplon.

In such cases the immediate damage done may be slight; but the effects of prolonged action and the summation of numerous attacks at numerous points are often enormotis, certain of these leafdiseases costing millions sterling annually to some planting and agricultural communities.

Year by year the influence of the Mahommedan tribes on the north leads to the cutting down of the forest, the extension of both planting and pasture and the introduction of cattle and even horses.

The principal wealth of the island is derived from its olive groves; notwithstanding the destruction of many thousands of trees during each successive insurrection, the production is apparently undiminished, and will probably increase very considerably owing to the planting of young trees and the improved methods of cultivation which the Government is endeavouring to promote.

By draining the land, by planting millions of trees and by erecting numerous buildings, he greatly improved the condition of his Aberdeenshire estates, and studied continually the welfare of his dependants.

The author then points out the great advantages of enclosure; recommends " quycksettynge, dychynge and hedgeyng "; and gives particular directions about settes, and the method of training a hedge, as well as concerning the planting and management of trees.

In October 1530 he broke into the church of Neuchatel with an iconoclastic mob, thus planting the Reformation in that city.

In 1701, New York, seeking another claim, obtained from the Iroquois a grant to the king of England of this territory which they claimed to have conquered but from which they had subsequently been expelled, and this grant was confirmed in 1726 and again in 1744 About 1730 English traders from Pennsylvania and Virginia began to visit the eastern and southern parts of the territory and the crisis approached as a French Canadian expedition under Celeron de Bienville took formal possession of the upper Ohio Valley by planting leaden plates at the mouths of the principal streams. This was in 1749 and in the same year George II.

Planting begins early in March in Southern Texas, and the first blooms will appear there about May 15.

Planting may be done as late as April 15 in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, and continue as late as the end of May.

Inland the Malays live by M o e, o preference on the banks of rivers, building houses on piles some feet from the ground, and planting groves of coco-nut, betel-nut, sugar-palm and fruit-trees around their dwellings.

Planting crosses in the open fields he drew the people to desert the churches, and had won a great following throughout all Neustria.

Of this amount 416,862 tons were produced by 24 estates yielding more than i r,000 tons each, including one (planting 28,050 acres) that yielded 33,609, and 4 others more than 22,000 tons each.

His work consisted largely in organizing the Christian societies which he found in existence on his arrival, and in planting the faith in regions such as the extreme west of Connaught which had not yet come under the sway of the gospel.

Although the cost of transport from the remote forest regions of some districts is a serious consideration, this is not likely to be operative in reducing production until there has been a considerable and permanent fall in price, by which time new areas in those countries in which planting is now taking place will probably have come into bearing.

The enormous increase in the commercial demand for rubber and the probability of the continuance of this increase in view of the great variety of purposes to which the material can be applied, has led to great activity in rubber planting in other parts of the world, especially in Ceylon and the Malay Peninsula and Archipelago, where the Para rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis) has been successfully introduced, and numerous plantations; many of which have not been in existence for more than ten or fifteen years, are now contributing to the world's supply.

As the seeds are very abundant, they will probably be utilized commercially as soon as the demand for planting has subsided.

The cost of clearing forest land and planting with rubber in Ceylon is estimated at about 100 Rs.

The white potato, known as " batata inglez " (English potato), is grown in elevated localities, but it deteriorates so greatly after the first planting that fresh imported seed is necessary every second or third year.

The tree has an average height of 12-13 ft., begins bearing five years after planting, requires little attention beyond occasional irrigation, bears two crops a year (June and December), and produces well until it is forty years of age - the yield being from 490 to 600 lb per acre of 100 trees.

To prepare the vine for planting, it should be cut back to within 2 ft.

As a preventive to its attacks the copper sulphate sprays and a solution (50%) of iron sulphate have been found very useful, as well as care in planting on well-drained soil that does not lie too low, the disease seldom appearing in dry, well-exposed vineyards.

In 1665 and 1666 he published the second and first volumes respectively of the Exact Chronological Vindication and Historical Demonstration of the supreme ecclesiastical jurisdiction exercised by the English kings from the original planting of Christianity to the death of Richard I.

Kohl of Bremen to prepare the first volume (1868) of the Historical Society's Documentary History, and he discovered a MS. of Hakluyt's Discourse on Western Planting, which was edited, partly with Woods's notes, by Charles Dean in 1877.

The township of Saint Johnsbury was granted to Dr Jonathan Arnold (1741-1793)" and associates in 1786; in the same year a settlement was established and the place was named in honour of Jean Hector Saint John de Crevecoeur (1731-1813), who wrote Letters of an American Farmer (1782), a glowing description of America, which brought thither many immigrants, and who introduced potato planting into France.

Meanwhile Baldwin repelled in successive years the attacks of the Egyptians (1102, 1103, 1105), and in the latter years of his reign (1115-1118) he even pushed southward at the expense of Egypt, penetrating as far as the Red Sea, and planting an outpost at Monreal.

Both of these ancient civilizations extended their influence through migration of individual families and the planting of colonies.

In some cases it had a political motive, as the planting of military colonies or providing new homes for the proletariat.

It is said that, while planting a vineyard, he was told by a soothsayer that he would never drink of its wine.

Numerous companies are engaged in developing the resources of the country by trading, planting and mining.

Trees were imported and land set aside for planting forests.

Here Browne distinguishes acceptance of the covenant relation with God (religion) and the forming or " planting " of churches on the basis of God's covenant (with its laws of government), from the enforcing of the covenant voluntarily accepted, whether by church-excommunication or by civil penalties - the latter only in cases of flagrant impiety, such as idolatry, blasphemy or Sabbath-breaking.

Compelled by the windy climate the colonists are doing something to repair these ravages by planting European, Californian and Australian sheltertrees; but it is only in the naturally open and grassy regions of the east and south-east that settlement as yet improves the landscape.

The " zodiac of labours " was replaced in French castles and hotels by a " zodiac of pleasures," in which hunting, hawking, fishing and dancing were substituted for hoeing, planting, reaping and ploughing.8 It is curious to find the same sequence of symbols employed for the same decorative purposes in India as in Europe.

The sowing and planting season is from June to August, and the reaping season from December to February.

The best effects are produced in formal beds by planting the same variety in each, to secure the plants being of the same height and in flower simultaneously.

After planting the space between the rows of tulips may be planted with such plants as forget-me-nots, wallflowers, silenes, violas, double white arabis, polyanthuses, &c., to obtain beautiful colour combinations in spring.

The supply on natural beds has been diminishing, but the planting of private beds promises a large increase.

By the glass factories and iron furnaces the country was being rapidly depleted of wood, while no attempt was being made to replace the damage by planting.

In the autumn of 1555 she went down to Hatfield, where she spent most of the rest of Mary's reign, enjoying the lessons of Ascham and Baldassare Castiglione, and planting trees which still survive.

A sharp-pointed planting stick, a wooden shovel, and a bronze-bladed hoe called a coati were the simple implements.

For the successful raising of the finer sorts of willows good, well-drained, loamy upland soil is desirable, which before planting should be deeply trenched and cleared of weeds.

Great care should be exercised in planting lest the bark be fractured, loosened or removed from the wood.

The cost of planting and the outlay for manuring and weeding during the years of maturity of the crop, are higher in the Midlands and the yield was estimated by Ellmore at 6 to 10 tons per acre, green, worth from £3, ios.

The pyrethrum grows best in soil of a loamy texture; this should be well manured and deeply trenched up before planting, and should be mulched in the spring by a surface dressing of half-decayed manure.

In Scotland the date of its introduction is a disputed point, but it seems to have been planted at Dunkeld by the 2nd duke of Athole in 1727, and about thirteen or fourteen years later considerable plantations were made at that place, the commencement of one of the largest planting experiments on record; it is estimated that 14 million larches were planted on the Athole estates between that date and 1826.

The best month for larch planting, whether for poles or timber, is November; larches are sometimes planted in the spring, but the practice cannot be commended, as the sap flows early, and, if a dry period follows, the growth is sure to be checked.

The destruction of considerable portions of the forests by cattle, goats, insects, fire and cutting has been followed by reforesting, the planting of hitherto barren tracts, the passage of severe forest fire laws, and the establishment of forest reserves, of which the area in 1909 was 545,746 acres, of which 357,180 were government land.

As to season, it is now admitted with respect to deciduous trees and shrubs that the earlier in autumn planting is performed the better; although some extend it from the period when the leaves fall to the first part of spring, before the sap begins to move.

Early autumn planting enables wounded parts of roots to be healed over, and to form fibrils, which will be ready in spring, when it is most required, to collect food for the plant.

Planting late in spring should, as far as possible, be avoided, for the buds then begin to awaken into active life, and the draught upon the roots becomes great.

Another fact in favour of autumnal planting is the production of roots in winter.

Trees and shrubs in thick plantations, or in sheltered warm places, are ill fitted for planting in bleak and cold situations.

Suffruticose plants and even small shrubs may be propagated in this way, by first planting them deeper than they are ordinarily grown, and then after the lapse of a year, which time they require to get rooted, taking them up again and dividing them into parts or separate plants.

For epiphytal plants like orchids the most thorough drainage must be secured by the abundant use of potsherds, small pots being sometimes inserted inside the larger ones, or by planting in shallow pots or pans, so that there shall be no large mass of soil to get consolidated.

Thus shallow square or oblong wooden boxes, made of light, inexpensive wood, are very useful for seedsowing, for pricking out seedlings, or for planting cuttings.

Shallow planting, whether of wall trees or standards, is generally to be preferred, a covering of a few inches of soil being sufficient for the roots, but a surface of at least equal size to, the surface of the hole should be covered with dung or litter so as to restrain evaporation and preserve moisture.

The best time for planting fruit trees in the open air is from the end of September till the end of November in open weather.

Plant cauliflower, cabbages, sea-kale, lettuce; and finish the planting of the main crops of potatoes; divide and replant globe-artichokes.

Sow annuals for succession in the last week, also biennials and perennials in the nursery compartment, for planting out next year.

Sow in the second and the last week, on a warm border of a light sandy soil, with an east aspect, any free-flowering hardy annuals as Silene pendula, Nemophila, &c., for planting in spring; and auricula and primula seeds in pots and boxes.

Fill the pits with pots of stocks, mignonette and hardy annuals for planting out in spring, along with many of the hardy sorts of greenhouse plants; the whole ought to be thoroughly ventilated, except in frosty weather.

But little can be done in most of the northern states as yet, and in sections where there is no frost in the ground it is likely to be too wet to work; but in many southern states this will be the best month for planting fruit trees and plants of all kinds, particularly strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, pear and apple trees, while grape vines will do, though they will also do well quite a month later.

Fruit trees for spring planting should be ordered, if not already done.

In many sections, planting may now be done with safety, provided the soil is light and dry, but not otherwise.

Although a tree or plant will receive no injury when its roots are undisturbed in the soil should a frost come after planting, the same amount of freezing will, and very often does, greatly injure the plant if the roots are exposed.

Any who expect to get early cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce or radishes, while planting or sowing is delayed until the time of sowing tomato and egg plant in May, are sure to be disappointed of a full crop. Frequent rotation of crops should be practised in the vegetable garden, in order to head off insects and diseases; and also to make the best use of the land.

If the weather is dry, water freely after planting.

Hyacinths, tulips and other spring bulbs may be dug up, dried and placed away for next fall's planting, and their places filled with bedding plants, such as coleus, achyranthes, pelargoniums, and the various white and coloured leaf plants.

In the north, spring planting of strawberries is generally advised for market conditions; although planting in early fall or late summer is successful when the ground is well prepared and when it does not suffer from drought.

Fruit trees and shrubs may be set out; but, if planting is deferred to the last of the month, the ground around the roots should be mulched to the thickness of 3 or 4 in.

For planting against walls, trees which have been trained for two years in the nursery are preferred, but maiden trees can be very successfully introduced, and by liberal treatment may be speedily got to a fruiting state.

The tendency of the dunes to drift off on the landward side is prevented by the planting of bent-grass (Arundo arenaria), whose long roots serve to bind the sand together.

They formerly served to support large flocks of sheep and some cattle, but are gradually transformed by the planting of woods, as well as by strenuous efforts at cultivation.

These means are such as the digging of wells, planting medicinal herbs, and trees for shade, sending out of missionaries, appointment of special officers to supervise charities, and so on.

The introduction of Chinese seed and Chinese methods was a mistake, and there seems little reason to doubt that, in clearing jungle for tea planting, fine indigenous tea was frequently destroyed unwittingly in order to plant the inferior China variety.

The Assam Indigenous, in its two sub-races of Singlo and Bazalona, and the Manipur, originally found wild in the jungles of the native state of that name, have, with various intermixtures and crossings, been used to cover the greatest areas of all the more modern planting in India, Ceylon and Java.

As the planting, productive and manufacturing processes of India may be taken to be generally representative of Indian tea Ceylon and Java also, and therefore of the tea of modern trade.

It was formerly supposed that comparatively temperate latitudes and steep sloping ground afforded the most favourable situations for planting, and much of the disaster which attended the early stages of the tea enterprise in India is traceable to this erroneous conception.

The seed is rather larger than a hazel nut, with a thicker and darker shell and per- Planting fectly spherical shape.

The intervals of planting vary, but 42 ft.

During recent years in India a new development has taken place in planting tea upon what are termed "bheels," - lands resembling to a great extent the peat bogs of Ireland and Scotland.

See also parliamentary papers and official publications of Indian government; Monographs on brick tea, Formosa tea and other special studies, prepared for the Tea Cess Committees of India and Ceylon; Journals of the Royal Asiatic Society, Journal of the Society of Arts, Geographical Journal, Tea and Coffee Trade Journal (New York), &c. For practical planting details, see Tea; its Cultivation and Manufacture, by David Crole (1897), with a full bibliography; also Rutherford's Planter's Handbook.

The lower slopes yield valuable teak and other timber; and some land has been taken up for coffee planting.

Meantime Demosthenes had formed the plan of planting the Messenians of Naupactus in Messenia - now Spartan territory - and obtained permission to accompany the expedition.

From these new bulbs can be procured by planting out in February or March.

He did much too for the economic development of Prussia, especially for agriculture; he established colonies, peopling them with immigrants, extended the canal system, drained and diked the great marshes of the Oderbruch, turning them into rich pasturage, encouraged the planting of fruit trees and of root crops; and, though in accordance with his ideas of discipline he maintained serfdom, he did much to lighten the burdens of the peasants.

Clissa, however, became untenable, and the Uskoks withdrew to Zengg, on the Croatian coast, where, in accordance with the Austrian system of planting colonies of defenders along the Military Frontier, they were welcomed by the Emperor Ferdinand I., and promised an annual subsidy in return for their services.

Within sixty years this area had declined to 734,490 acres, but with renewed attention to forestry and encouragement of planting the area had grown in 1895 to 878,675 acres; by 1905, however, the acreage was practically unchanged.

The " planting " of ministers in the highlands, which had since the Reformation been almost destitute of religious instruction, bred a populace singularly strict in the matter of " Sabbath observance," and, except in districts still Catholic or Episcopalian, eager supporters of the Free churches.

They also advised the protection and extension of communal rights of pasture, and the planting of the higher slopes with forest, with a view to the possible increase of the water-supply.

The Company was fortunate in having several able men as governors of its colony, especially the celebrated Mahe de Labourdonnais (q.v.), who made sugar planting the main industry of the inhabitants.'

Labourdonnais also promoted the planting of cotton and indigo, and is remembered as the most enlightened and best of all the French governors.

About the 21st of March, the vernal equinox, a festival is held in honour of agriculture, when planting begins.

The mild, wet winter is the season of planting and growth, and so throughout the year there is a succession of crops.

In the third year after planting the trees may require root-pruning; in the fifth or sixth they should bear well.

In the 18th century there was a considerable Chinese population settled in Brunei, engaged for the most part in planting and exporting pepper, but the consistent oppression of the native rajas destroyed their industry and led eventually to the practical extirpation of the Chinese.

The education scheme, having for its object the planting of schools in destitute Highland districts, came into existence in 1824.

Seven years afterwards, however, when the contest with the Crown was ended, the kirk was expressly acknowledged as the only Church in Scotland, and jurisdiction given it over all who should attempt to be outsiders; while the preaching of the Evangel and the planting of congregations went on in all the accessible parts of Scotland.

Vast numbers of Scotch firs are raised in nurseries for artificial planting; the seed is sown in the spring, being just covered with earth, and the seedlings transplanted in the second year into rows for further culture, or taken direct from the seed-bed for final planting; sometimes the seed is sown where the trees are intended to grow.

The climate of Scotland appears less suitable for it, probably from the want of summer heat, and it can hardly be recommended for British planting otherwise than for ornamental purposes.

The most important oyster region is the Thames estuary, the site of extensive planting operations.

At present the oyster is one of the cheapest articles of diet in the United States; and, though it can hardly be expected that the price of American oysters will always remain so low, still, taking into consideration the great wealth of the natural beds along the entire Atlantic coast, it seems certain that a moderate amount of protection would keep the price of seed oysters far below European rates, and that the immense stretches of submerged land especially suited for oyster planting may be utilized and made to produce an abundant harvest at much less cost than that which accompanies the complicated system of culture in vogue in France and Holland.

He strengthened his position in Khorasan by planting colonies of Kurdish horsemen on the frontier, or along what is called the atak or skirt of the Turkoman mountains north of Persia.

Some of the older designs for labyrinths, however, avoid this close parallelism of the alleys, which, though equally involved and intricate in their windings, are carried through blocks of thick planting, as shown in fig.

Potatoes are commonly propagated by planting whole tubers or by dividing the tubers, leaving to each segment or "set" one or two eyes or buds.

Thomas Dickson of Edinburgh long ago observed that the most healthy and productive crop was to be obtained by planting unripe tubers, and proposed this as a preventive of the disease called the "curl," which sometimes attacks the young stems, causing them and also the leaves to become crumpled, and few or no tubers to be produced; in this connexion it is interesting to note that Scottish and Irish seed potatoes give a larger yield than English, probably on account of their being less matured.

The main crop should be planted by the middle of March, sprouted sets being used; late planting is very undesirable.

Similar spots are produced on potatoes in America by the fungus Oospora scabies, and in both cases, if affected "seed" potatoes are steeped in a solution of 2 pint formalin in 15 gallons of water for two hours before planting, the attack on the resulting crop is materially lessened.

Artificially propagated eggs and fry after planting must submit to the same mortality as the other eggs and fry around them.

One of his principles was never to allow the soldiers to be idle, and to employ them in time of peace on useful works, such as the planting of vineyards in Gaul, Pannonia and other districts.

Golden Gate Park (about 1014 acres) was a waste of barren sand dunes when acquired by the municipality in 1870, but skilful planting and cultivation have entirely transformed its character.

A small park has been laid out near the residency, and the planting of trees and the formation of gardens in various parts of the city give it a bright and attractive appearance.

The soil of the Hawash valley proved particularly suitable for raising this crop. In the high plateaus the planting of seeds begins in May, in the lower plateaus and the plains in June, but in certain parts where the summer is long and rain abundant sowing and reaping are going on at the same time.

Further instruction was given at various horticultural institutes in the towns, notably the Botanic Gardens and Institute of Bucharest, where the experiments in planting figs, almonds, hops and cotton yielded favourable results.

The Public Money Drainage Acts 1846-1856 authorized the advance of public money to landowners to enable them to make improvements in their lands, not only by draining, but by irrigation, the making of permanent roads, clearing, erecting buildings, planting for shelter, &c. The rapid absorption of the funds provided by these acts led to further legislative measures by which private capital was rendered available for the improvement of land.

Baltimore was named in honour of the Lords Baltimore, the founders of the province of Maryland, but no settlement was made here until nearly ioo years after the planting of the colony; meanwhile at least two other townsites, on which it was hoped permanent towns might be established, had received the same name, but nothing came of either.

The planting of tree reserves by the United States government in the arid counties of this state promises great success.

When the planting is done the extra labourers are discharged again, and the regular ones are put to work on the corn, oats and millet, Labour.

All that has been accomplished during the period under review may be attributed to improvements in implements for preparing the soil and planting the seed.

Some years earlier, Gay,' admitting Hutcheson's proof of the actual disinterestedness of moral and benevolent impulses, had maintained that these (like the desires of knowledge or fame, the delight of reading, hunting and planting, &c.) were derived from self-love by " the power of association."

The Papuan woman, who is, as a rule, more modest than the Polynesian, is the household drudge, and does the greater part of the outdoor work, but the man assists in clearing new gardens and in digging and planting the soil.

It allowed the chief to call for the labour of any district, and to employ it in planting, house or canoe-building,supplying food on the occasion of another chief's visit, &c. This power was often used with much discernment; thus an unpopular chief would redeem his character by calling for some customary service and rewarding it liberally, or a district would be called on to supply labour or produce as a punishment.

The department has also endeavoured to encourage the fruit-growing industry in Ireland by the establishment of a horticultural school at Glasnevin, by efforts to secure uniformity in the packing and grading of fruit, by the establishment of experimental fruit-preserving factories, by the planting of orchards on a large scale in a few districts, and by pioneer lectures.

A feature of the industry is the appearance at the beginning of the planting season of thousands of men from a distance, "strange farmers," as they are called, who are housed and fed and given farms to cultivate.

The main consideration in establishing an apiary is to secure a favourable location, which means a place where honey of good marketable quality may be gathered from the bee-forage growing around without any planting on the part of the bee-keeper himself.

From 1880 to 1890 the acreage devoted to wheat greatly diminished, because the spring variety was not relatively remunerative, but the acreage trebled in the next decade as autumn planting increased.

Among the charitable institutions are the general hospitals (Harper, Grace and St Mary's); the Detroit Emergency, the Children's Free and the United States Marine hospitals; St Luke's hospital, church home, and orphanage; the House of Providence (a maternity hospital and infant asylum); the Woman's hospital and foundling's home; the Home for convalescent children, &c. In 1894 the mayor, Hazen Senter Pingree (1842-1901), instituted the practice of preparing, through municipal aid and supervision, large tracts of vacant land in and about the city for the growing of potatoes and other vegetables and then, in conjunction with the board of poor commissioners, assigning it in small lots to families of the unemployed, and furnishing them with seed for planting.

He went into instant replay, planting soft kisses on her neck.

They decided to refrain from planting anything new.

It does not follow that I cannot refrain from planting.

He will refrain from planting.

At the back of the garden there will be modern woodland planting including angelica, ferns, Libertia and blueberry bushes.

There must have been a fashion for planting these weeping ashion for planting these weeping ashes.

For a truly authentic feel, finish the planting off with a mulch of chipped bark.

We were then invited to carry out trials on planting bamboo to stop landslides from further developing.

Loads of info on everything from basic botany to planting persimmons.

In spring, our tasks include broadleaf planting and removing non-native trees.

The planting time for the earliest flowering bulbs begins in September.

Click here if you can help canna Lilies From Ginny, South Carolina I recently started planting canna lillies.

It has a light and airy aspect, the rich red carpeting and decorative structure contrasting with the greens of the tropical planting.

What follows is a short guide that will cover all aspects of growing your own chiles from planting to harvesting.

Planting in shallow chalk soils will cause chlorosis in time.

Climbing Plants A pruning and planting schedule for evergreen and deciduous climbers.. .

These can be split into smaller clumps during Autumn, which is also the time for planting new bulbs.

Volunteer tasks which are specifically coastal, such as marram planting, are on the whole simple and undemanding and require little equipment.

Lately, farmers have started planting coca in national parks where laws prevent spraying.

Planting in machine cultivated ground Where heavy clay soils have been plowed to reduce compaction, ridges will be formed.

This includes fencing and felling conifers to make way for the natural regeneration and new planting of native species.

Perhaps the plot was too convoluted for Butcher to keep track of all the seeds he was planting?

The noisy M1 corridor passes through, with many of the slopes visually screened by planting.

Donald asked how the felling is planned and if it is correct that felling coupes do not reflect planting areas.

The gabions were an interesting feature as was the planting which included some cow parsley.

I christened them last night by planting out American land cress, Little Gem lettuce, spinach and chervil.

The practice crop rotation and companion planting and are virtually self sufficient very few external inputs are used.

The species assemblages of the Lickey heaths where not decimated by tree planting are a unique resource.

In such cases, plaques will accompany the planting or installation in honor of the donor's designee.

We will now offset the carbon emissions we produce with an annual tree planting, making us a carbon neutral company.

Don't have too many conifers or other evergreens in a garden or planting, no more than about a third of the total.

The mixed planting style of Gertrude Jekyll (b. 1843) had a cottage garden exuberance.

Carole will be planting a variety of hardy annual foliage plants to create a foliage plants to create a foliage border.

Forsythia Do not prune forsythia Do not prune forsythia during the first few years after planting.

Be wary of planting in areas that can become frosty.

Planting a tree in the West Coast of Africa among the people in their colorful, traditional garb.

We can then redesign a border, woodland glade, or indeed a full garden for you together with a detailed planting list.

Planting of easily maintainable shrub bank to encourage biodiversity, and particularly to encourage a population of European goldfinches which inhabit the quarry.

Birds eat the haws on the hawthorn bushes and deposit the remains across the common, surface planting them for germination in the summer.

After planting we use a customized brush hoe with mini ridgers for most of the weeding and then hand weed when necessary.

Pat gave us all a good tip for planting hostas with a simple rule.

William Robinson banished bedding systems, and turned to planting with native species and hardy exotics, creating informal, wild and woodland gardens.

And planting for cover There's plain old ivy around much of the pond.

But there is reason (they say) in planting kale, and even in ethic and religion, room for common sense.

But planting forage legumes instead has the potential to give a major boost to productivity.

Before planting, skim off grass turfs with a spade and pile upside down in a corner to rot down to form loam.

However, the government is now considering building sea walls and planting mangroves in sensitive areas.

I would like to find a source of well rotted organic manure to get the soil healthy for next year's planting.

French marigolds have been tested by planting in among Potatoes that were infected with eelworm.

Landform, planting, walls and fences all play a major role in the overall design to provide a microclimate suitable for swimming.

A second phase of planting is planned for Priory Gardens to enhance the rather monotonous bank of single species shrub planting.

The planting was a successful mixture of native and cottage style planting, all done in a very naturalistic style.

Planting, pruning, tidying litter picking, helping to put up notice board!

The Pilgrim Fathers introduced apples to the New World, planting pips that they had taken with them from England.

The small birds like open ground for nesting sites and often nest in recently felled conifer plantations where there has been new planting.

Jim used a bulb planter to remove a plug of soil, which made for very easy planting of the strawberries.

The wayleave agreements that NIE have with landowners however do not prohibit the planting of trees in proximity to OELs.

There are a variety of small broadleaved and mixed woodlands which have been extended by recent, mainly broadleaved planting.

Woodland Grant and Farm Woodland Premium Schemes (encouraging planting of new woodland and maintenance of existing woodland ).

For the past 10 or so years the riverbank has been neglected and dense planting has prevented angling from many of the swims.

The opposite edge of the garden is bordered by a bank of single species shrub planting.

Tree felling, conifer planting, inappropriate grazing lack of or too little grazing.

Some local authorities offer small-scale tree and hedgerow planting grants.

To purchase polyanthus for planting in our existing wooden flower tubs.

Close planting also shuts down air circulation to the lower leaves, encouraging powdery mildew.

Carole's role's rule of thumb is that any month containing the letter ' r ' is fine for planting bare rooted plants.

Learn the theory of pruning and planting roses under the direction of knowledgeable rosarians.

Additionally the scale of SRC has to be considered to avoid saturation of the landscape by monotonous planting.

The permanent planting areas can be placed at the northern end to reduce shading of the plot.

Back toward the property is a formal area of garden with attractive planting with a variety of rhododendrons and mature shrubbery.

Lesley suggests enriching the soil with well rotted manure, or mushroom compost and adding blood, fish and bone before planting the hedge.

For example, South African farmers are already growing transgenic pest-resistant maize, and this year began planting transgenic soy.

Brazil, planting biotech soybeans for the first time, contributed 4 percent of the global total at 7.4 million acres.

These steps are especially important if you are planting tree ferns.

It is particularly suited to garden planting and landscaping purposes and is one of the most popular tree ferns in the world.

Impressive borders can be created by planting tulips in large groups of the same variety.

In choosing species for planting, prickly ones are an obvious choice to discourage vandalism.

These borders of mixed planting contain a wide variety of plants, threaded together.

These schemes also accommodate the planting of new hedgerows and the buffering of riparian vegetation.

Inland the farmers start preparing the land, tending the vines and planting the grain.

The strategic planting of shrubs and trees also define spaces and retain end-to-end visibility for pedestrians.

This will be achieved by planting wildflower plugs to enhance the biodiversity of the hedgerow that was planted by the Green Gym last year.

To grow wisteria successfully you need to recreate these conditions in the original planting and the yearly maintenance.

There is no point in planting a perennial that needs plenty of moisture and then wringing your hands when it doesn't survive.

Hoe with a tanged disk blade, used in scooping earth into mounds for planting yams (like potatoes ).

The pure Sakai in the interior have a good knowledge of planting rice, tapioca, &c., fashion pretty vessels from bamboos, which they decorate with patterns traced by the aid of fire, make loin-cloths (their only garment) from the bark of the trap and ipoh trees; are very musical, using a rude lute of bamboo, and a noseflute of a very sweet tone, and singing in chorus very melodiously; and altogether have attained in their primitive state to a higher degree of civilization than have the Semang.

Bradley had employed a similar arrangement which seems to have passed into oblivion (New Improvements of Planting and Gardening, 1710).

In the introductory paper in Maxwell's collection we are told that " The practice of draining, enclosing, summer fallowing, sowing flax, hemp, rape, turnip and grass seeds, planting cabbages after, and potatoes with, the plough, in fields of great extent, is introduced; and that, according to the general opinion, more corn grows now yearly where it was never known to grow before, these twenty years last past, than perhaps a sixth of all that the kingdom was in use to produce at any time before."

In places suited to its growth it seems to flourish nearly as well as in the woods of Norway or Switzerland; but as it needs for its successful cultivation as a timber tree soils that might be turned to agricultural account, it is not so well adapted for economic planting in Britain as the Scotch fir or larch, which come to perfection in more bleak and elevated regions, and on comparatively barren ground, though it may perhaps be grown to advantage on some moist hill-sides and mountain hollows.

As examples of class (i.) may be mentioned - erection or enlargement of buildings, laying down of permanent pasture, making of gardens or fences, planting of hops, embankments and sluices; as examples of (ii.) - chalking of land, clay burning, application to land of purchased artificial or purchased manure, except they have been made for the purpose of making provision to protect the holding from injury or deterioration.

The forests of Burma, therefore, are now strictly preserved by the government, and there is a regular forest department for the conservation and cutting of timber, the planting of young trees for future generations, the prevention of forest fires, and for generally supervising their treatment by the natives.

The natives are in the habit of making holes in the aa, and planting in them banana shoots or sweet-potato cuttings, and though the holes are simply filled with stones or fern leaves, the plants grow and in due time are productive.

Planting themselves, as a rule, in large towns, and by preference in the poorest and most densely populated districts, the Preaching Friars were obliged to adapt their buildings to the requirements of the site.

P. vacciniifolium, 6 to to in., is a pretty prostrate subshrubby species, with handsome rose-pink flowers, suitable for rockwork, and prefers boggy soil; P. affine (Brunonis), I ft., deep rose, is a showy border plant, flowering in the late summer; P. cuspidatum, 8 to To ft., is a grand object for planting where a screen is desired, as it suckers abundantly, and its tall spotted stems and handsome cordate leaves have quite a noble appearance.

Proceed with planting melons, cucumbers and tomatoes.

Protect endive, celery, artichoke and sea-kale with stable-litter or fern, or by planting the former in frames; take up late cauliflower, early broccoli and lettuces, and place them in sheltered pits or lay them in an open shed; earth up celery; manure and dress up asparagus beds.

After many struggles and no small suffering, this energetic spirit had succeeded in planting the evangelical standard at Geneva; and anxious to secure the aid of such a man as Calvin, he entreated him on his arrival to relinquish his design of going farther, and to devote himself to the work in that city.

Carole 's rule of thumb is that any month containing the letter ' r ' is fine for planting bare rooted plants.

Learn the theory of pruning and planting roses under the direction of knowledgeable Rosarians.

Before planting, have the children figure the area and read seed packets for spacing requirements.

Parts of the old shelterbelt planting protect the garden from west winds.

Developing our Forest Garden area by planting up a shrub layer of soft fruit bushes.

Encourage birds by planting trees and shrubs with berries like hawthorn, rowan and cherry.

Tall planting round the back and sides of the tank, together with an inert substrate will limit the skittish behavior of the fish.

Planting near to mature trees which naturally remove a great deal of moisture from soggy soil is a clever ecological solution for shade lovers.

Prepare planting holes well, adding plenty of organic matter, and tease apart tangled roots.

You can create a magical pathway across the lawn from the parking area to the party area by planting tiki torches.

Minimize any uncomfortable glare from excessive areas of hard surfacing in bright sunshine by careful planting, screening and choice of hard surface materials.

Where vandalism to new trees is likely, it may be best to start by planting willow pegs, disguised among uncut grass.

Moss - very important low planting to offset the verticals of trees.

Planting of whin bushes on sand dunes at Jubilee Course.

Work to include planting of wildflower plugs in Spring.

Some planting was enclosed in stockades of windbreak material but the posts would work loose in the saturated winter ground.

Soil preparation should form the basis for every woodland planting scheme.

There is no point in planting a perennial that needs plenty of moisture and then wringing your hands when it does n't survive.

Hoe with a tanged disk blade, used in scooping earth into mounds for planting yams (like potatoes).

They are created by planting a small irritant in an oyster's shell and forcing the oyster to create a pearl.

They're rather plain, traditional-looking varieties and they aren't available in a lot of different colors yet, but if you'd like to spare yourself the trouble of planting new bulbs every year, these perennials can be a big help.

Trees can be planted any time the ground is not frozen, though spring and fall are the most popular times for tree planting (probably because mild weather is less of a shock to the plant).

The biggest mistake people make when planting a tree is to plant too deep.

The planters the gifts are in are a little larger than normal tea cups, which make them perfect for multiple flowers or for planting a few different herbs at once.

If you enjoy planting in your garden, you can also use your green thumb to ward off cats.

Such credits might go toward planting enough trees to take your carbon out of the atmosphere, or they might be an investment in alternative energy sources.

This is typically done by planting trees.

This is particularly popular with travel companies who encourage travelers to offset the carbon that has been generated by the trip by planting the relevant number of trees.

Per the company's own press release, the system would decrease carbon emissions by more than 10,000 pounds, which is equal to planting 115 trees.

Many large garden centers sell a range of different plants that are suitable for planting in a living wall.

This includes examples of living walls that other people have planted, a list of different planting ideas and important information about irrigation.

Planting vegetative covers, strict erosion management and implementing beneficial farming methods are just a few of the many possible approaches to soil conservation.

Fortunately, since it is such a helpful herbal product, steps have been taken to preserve the trees from extinction by planting a lot of them to farm for their bark.

Ask your photo subject to turn partially sideways to the camera, planting one foot in front of the other.

There is something to be said about planting and caring for a garden.

Gardening and planting can be incredibly relaxing, and the really great news is that you don't need to have acres of land, nor a hefty wallet to enjoy this activity.

Attach a favor tag with a saying like "John and Jaime are planting their seeds of love on (date)."

As the stems are prostrate, a good effect will come from planting them where the roots may descend into deep earth, and the shoots fall over the face of rocks at about the level of the eye.

L. Jacobaeus, a tender species with almost black flowers, succeeds in the open air in summer, and is all the better for planting out.

The beauty of its habit is seldom seen in gardens, owing to being too much crowded, but seen wild its habit is most graceful, and it might be well to secure the same beauty of habit by planting in groups upon exposed knolls.

Adding organic matter and planting in raised beds can be of great help.

There is no finer shrub for planting under the shade of large trees where the soil is not too full of roots.

Sown early-in February or the beginning of March-they become sturdy little plants before planting time.

The best time for dividing and planting is September and October, the earlier the better, though the season might be extended to February with comparative impunity.

Sow it in April in open ground; or else in a frame in autumn, and protect it during winter, if good plants are desired, either for pots or planting out.

They are too tender for general outdoor planting in the British Isles, although they thrive in the milder parts, and very few are grown indoors except in botanic collections of plants.

Coprosma Baueri - One of the best for outdoor planting in the South of England, it forms a handsome evergreen, with glossy, oval, or oblong leaves, which are thick in texture, 2 to 3 inches long, and up to 2 1/2 inches wide.

There are gold and silver variegated varieties worth planting.

Baueri are recommended for planting near the sea, even where washed by spray, violent winds and dashing spray being said to brighten the glossy surface of the leaves.

C. strigulosa is a pretty variety, useful for planting out as single plants in the mixed border for cutting from, but chiefly used as a pot plant for the autumn greenhouse.

The time to begin planting is June and July, and it is a good rule to refuse to plant in quantity after August or September.

Sir Watkin actually trebling themselves the second year after planting.

If the ground is well broken up and some lasting manure supplied at planting time, they may be left undisturbed for years.

Hemerocallis Fulva - (Copper-colored Day Lily) is a much larger plant than H. flava, and more suitable for extensive planting in semi-wild or rough parts of the garden.

The time of flowering depends upon the time of planting, but the dwarf sections are the earliest.