Hedges, Windbreaks, Shelters and Live Fences: A Treatise on the Planting, Growth and Management of Hedge Plants for Country and Suburban HomesOrange Judd, 1908 - 139 páginas |
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... compact handbook , that will be of specific use to the largely increasing class of people who appreciate the fact that country life is , or may be , the ideal life . Live fences are of much less importance in the United States since the ...
... compact handbook , that will be of specific use to the largely increasing class of people who appreciate the fact that country life is , or may be , the ideal life . Live fences are of much less importance in the United States since the ...
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... compact and so close to the ground that it is easily managed . The southern or red- fruited pyracantha is not quite hardy at the north , while the white - fruited is entirely hardy as far north as New York . I find its foliage blisters ...
... compact and so close to the ground that it is easily managed . The southern or red- fruited pyracantha is not quite hardy at the north , while the white - fruited is entirely hardy as far north as New York . I find its foliage blisters ...
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... compact growth with beauty . It is also a very rapid grower , while it en- dures the severest cutting . I am inclined to think the plants should stand at least two feet apart , and a good deal of care be taken to have them of nearly ...
... compact growth with beauty . It is also a very rapid grower , while it en- dures the severest cutting . I am inclined to think the plants should stand at least two feet apart , and a good deal of care be taken to have them of nearly ...
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... compact wall or even impermeable fence ? Simply because it would require patience and care and labor that would not often be given to a hedge , and the result would be , in all probability , a failure within two years . Rustic walls of ...
... compact wall or even impermeable fence ? Simply because it would require patience and care and labor that would not often be given to a hedge , and the result would be , in all probability , a failure within two years . Rustic walls of ...
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... . It is not in the least sickly in hue , like many variegations . It has a drooping but compact form , and in florescence is a marvel of beauty . As it is low - growing , I should like it best for HEDGES FOR SMALL LAWNS . 39.
... . It is not in the least sickly in hue , like many variegations . It has a drooping but compact form , and in florescence is a marvel of beauty . As it is low - growing , I should like it best for HEDGES FOR SMALL LAWNS . 39.
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