The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare

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THE PLANT-LORE AND GARDENCRAFT OF
SHAKESPEARE.
PRESS NOTICES OF FIRST EDITION.
"It would be hard to name a better commonplace book for
summer lawns. . . . The lover of poetry, the lover of
gardening,
and
the
lover
of
quaint,
out-of-the-way
knowledge will each find something to please him. . . . It
is a delightful example of gardening literature."—Pall

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