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Page 74
... wild imitation . To indicate the elementary attempts at classification that were adopted it is of interest that the only difference Pliny could detect between the daffodil and lily was that the bulbs were dissimilar and that the leaves ...
... wild imitation . To indicate the elementary attempts at classification that were adopted it is of interest that the only difference Pliny could detect between the daffodil and lily was that the bulbs were dissimilar and that the leaves ...
Page 192
... Wild Garden , but is called by Bacon the Heath or Natural Wilderness . It is to be a contrast with the main garden before the open country is reached . Here there are to be no trees planted , only shrubberies at various points , with ...
... Wild Garden , but is called by Bacon the Heath or Natural Wilderness . It is to be a contrast with the main garden before the open country is reached . Here there are to be no trees planted , only shrubberies at various points , with ...
Page 313
... wild gardening , not omit- ting the wild beasts of the traditional paradise and the opportunities for oratorical displays such as were a common feature in the academies of ancient Athens . Every taste and every public requirement have ...
... wild gardening , not omit- ting the wild beasts of the traditional paradise and the opportunities for oratorical displays such as were a common feature in the academies of ancient Athens . Every taste and every public requirement have ...
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