Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 328William Blackwood, 1980 |
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Page 265
... Garden from 1722 to 1771 , stated in his Dictionary of Gardening that Catesby introduced the Catalpa in about 1728. ' It bears the smoke of towns better than most trees ; the largest specimen we have seen grows in the garden of Gray's ...
... Garden from 1722 to 1771 , stated in his Dictionary of Gardening that Catesby introduced the Catalpa in about 1728. ' It bears the smoke of towns better than most trees ; the largest specimen we have seen grows in the garden of Gray's ...
Page 266
... garden from rubbish and filth brought in from all parts of the town ' . With its thick tangle of foliage above dark , dank soil , this typical old - fashioned example of London's gardening looked like a paradise for snails and slugs ...
... garden from rubbish and filth brought in from all parts of the town ' . With its thick tangle of foliage above dark , dank soil , this typical old - fashioned example of London's gardening looked like a paradise for snails and slugs ...
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... garden , mostly built before 1840 , was heightened in 1849 and the existing chevaux de frise improved : this because Sir John Grey , riding horseback down Constitution Hill , saw a man climb over into the Palace garden . In 1872 the ...
... garden , mostly built before 1840 , was heightened in 1849 and the existing chevaux de frise improved : this because Sir John Grey , riding horseback down Constitution Hill , saw a man climb over into the Palace garden . In 1872 the ...
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