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... standing almost out of the ground , and the many lovely Bee - orchises and the fairy - like Narcissus serotinus , and the groves of Prickly Pear wreathed and festooned with the graceful tufts of bell - shaped flower and polished leaves ...
... standing almost out of the ground , and the many lovely Bee - orchises and the fairy - like Narcissus serotinus , and the groves of Prickly Pear wreathed and festooned with the graceful tufts of bell - shaped flower and polished leaves ...
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... stand out with a certain degree of stiffness that makes them easier to arrange than weaker trailing pieces . I do not much care for dried flowers - the bulrush and pampas - grass decoration has been so much over- done , that it has ...
... stand out with a certain degree of stiffness that makes them easier to arrange than weaker trailing pieces . I do not much care for dried flowers - the bulrush and pampas - grass decoration has been so much over- done , that it has ...
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... case of one of our trees , among a group of laid - down and grown - up branches , one old central trunk has sur- vived . It is now so thick and strong , and has so little top , that it will be likely to stand FEBRUARY 29.
... case of one of our trees , among a group of laid - down and grown - up branches , one old central trunk has sur- vived . It is now so thick and strong , and has so little top , that it will be likely to stand FEBRUARY 29.
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... stand till it falls from sheer old age . Close to it is another , whose main stem was broken down about five feet from the ground ; now , what was the head rests on the earth nine feet away , and a circle of its outspread branches has ...
... stand till it falls from sheer old age . Close to it is another , whose main stem was broken down about five feet from the ground ; now , what was the head rests on the earth nine feet away , and a circle of its outspread branches has ...
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... Standing before it , and trying to put the colour into words , one repeats , again and again , pale - green silver- palest silvery green ! Where the lichen is old and dead it is greyer ; every now and then there is a touch of the orange ...
... Standing before it , and trying to put the colour into words , one repeats , again and again , pale - green silver- palest silvery green ! Where the lichen is old and dead it is greyer ; every now and then there is a touch of the orange ...
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Wood and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working ... Gertrude Jekyll Visualização integral - 1914 |
Wood and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working ... Gertrude Jekyll Visualização integral - 1901 |
Wood and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working ... Gertrude Jekyll Visualização de excertos - 1983 |
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