short-jointed

The drooping kinds are seen to advantage on brackets, shelves, and in suspended baskets; and the short-jointed plants of the drooping class are specially adapted for rockeries and beds.

The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons

Employ specimens that are large enough to make a show at once, and select plants of the short-jointed class for outdoor work.

The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons

With the proper care and attention, our seedlings will generally grow from three to four feet, and make stout, short-jointed wood this second season.

The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines George Husmann

A shelf in a greenhouse is a good position, and plants in a single row upon it will grow stout and short-jointed.

The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons

Bunch small, compact, and generally shouldered; berry below medium, round; skin thin, of a beautiful flesh-color, covered with a lilac bloom; very translucent; pulp sweet and tender, vinous and delicious; wood very firm; short-jointed; somewhat difficult to propagate, though not so much so as Norton's Virginia.

The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines George Husmann

Vine a strong, vigorous, short-jointed grower, with heart-shaped, light green, smooth leaves; very healthy, and more hardy than either the Herbemont or Cunningham.

The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines George Husmann

The first, being a rank and vigorous grower, with long joints, will require much longer pruning than the latter, which is a slow-growing, short-jointed vine.

The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines George Husmann

A good plant should have plenty of strong, well-ripened roots; not covered with excrescences and warts, which is always a sign of ill health; but smooth and firm; with well-ripened, short-jointed wood.

The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines George Husmann

Allow all the laterals to grow on the young cane, as this will make it short-jointed and stocky.

The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines George Husmann

As a rule, however, the sowing should be made as late as those familiar with the soil and climate of the place may deem safe, the main point being to have the seedlings in a short-jointed condition, close to the ground, in which state they are least likely to be injured by frosts.

The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons