"Hand-picked" Quotes from Famous Books
... population of twenty-five during the summer. They were encamped within a few hundred yards of each other in tents, overhauled barns, etc. We were all hand-picked Socialists—dreamers of dreams. ... — From the Bottom Up - The Life Story of Alexander Irvine • Alexander Irvine
... Peronospora ganglioniformis, and is sometimes of the most destructive character. It covers Lettuce leaves with a fine white bloom, which decomposes the leaves, and makes them adhere together in one putrescent mass. It should be looked for in its earliest stages, and be hand-picked and burned. Old Lettuce stumps should likewise be pulled and burned, otherwise they may ... — The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition • Sutton and Sons |