Gardeners' Chronicle, Part 2Haymarket Publishing, 1906 - Gardening |
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... known in their own country . as the Mountain or Horse Daisy - why horse , I wonder ? They do not seem to be as well known in this country as their beauty and good habit of growth would lead one to expect , for to a very handsome blossom ...
... known in their own country . as the Mountain or Horse Daisy - why horse , I wonder ? They do not seem to be as well known in this country as their beauty and good habit of growth would lead one to expect , for to a very handsome blossom ...
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... known as T. hispida æstivalis , of which there was a large group of thirty plants that must afford a charming pic- ture when their pink flower - plumes and feathery foliage are at their best ; Tricuspidaria lanceo- lata , better known ...
... known as T. hispida æstivalis , of which there was a large group of thirty plants that must afford a charming pic- ture when their pink flower - plumes and feathery foliage are at their best ; Tricuspidaria lanceo- lata , better known ...
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... known and much - liked flowers , the Corn Marigold and Horse Gowan being too well known to need commendation . I like the soft yellow Leopard's- bane , and send quantities of it to London every year during the season . Some folks may ...
... known and much - liked flowers , the Corn Marigold and Horse Gowan being too well known to need commendation . I like the soft yellow Leopard's- bane , and send quantities of it to London every year during the season . Some folks may ...
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... known as the " Partridge cane . ' In the Guide to the Kew Museums , No. 2 , Monocoty ledons and Cryptogams ( 1895 ) , p . 53 , it is stated that these canes are " the stems of an unknown palm , largely imported from China . " Investi ...
... known as the " Partridge cane . ' In the Guide to the Kew Museums , No. 2 , Monocoty ledons and Cryptogams ( 1895 ) , p . 53 , it is stated that these canes are " the stems of an unknown palm , largely imported from China . " Investi ...
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... known popularly as Apple Scab , " or " Black Spot , " is caused by a minute fungus called Fusicladium dendri- ticum . Young Apples which are attacked by this fungus are either hindered in their growth and rendered more or less deformed ...
... known popularly as Apple Scab , " or " Black Spot , " is caused by a minute fungus called Fusicladium dendri- ticum . Young Apples which are attacked by this fungus are either hindered in their growth and rendered more or less deformed ...
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