From a New England Hillside: Notes from UnderledgeMacmillan and Company, 1895 - 305 pages |
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... yesterday I was surprised to find the witch hazel in full bloom , the yellow leaves still mostly cling- ing to the stems , and last year's seed - ves- sels only turning brown . This is one of our most plentiful shrubs , and I am fond of ...
... yesterday I was surprised to find the witch hazel in full bloom , the yellow leaves still mostly cling- ing to the stems , and last year's seed - ves- sels only turning brown . This is one of our most plentiful shrubs , and I am fond of ...
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... Yesterday I placed a flowering branch of witch hazel above my piano . The dry air of the room has rapidly matured the last year's fruit , and the shells opening from time to time with a snap , send the seed scurrying across the room to ...
... Yesterday I placed a flowering branch of witch hazel above my piano . The dry air of the room has rapidly matured the last year's fruit , and the shells opening from time to time with a snap , send the seed scurrying across the room to ...
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... Yesterday in driving along a pictu- resque wood road among wild and rocky hills , I crossed a line of fire , fully a third of a mile long , steadily marching through the fallen leaves , and eating up in its path shrubs and herbs , and ...
... Yesterday in driving along a pictu- resque wood road among wild and rocky hills , I crossed a line of fire , fully a third of a mile long , steadily marching through the fallen leaves , and eating up in its path shrubs and herbs , and ...
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... yesterday , their third " last appearance " for the season . Dande- lions I have heard of , but have not seen for several weeks . Doubtless we shall have them from time to time throughout the year . I have found them in the Brooklyn ...
... yesterday , their third " last appearance " for the season . Dande- lions I have heard of , but have not seen for several weeks . Doubtless we shall have them from time to time throughout the year . I have found them in the Brooklyn ...
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... yesterday , I woke this morning to find the air full of the soft falling snow , and the discoloured track in the middle of the road again decently covered with a veil of white . The 38 FROM A NEW ENGLAND HILLSIDE . VIII. ...
... yesterday , I woke this morning to find the air full of the soft falling snow , and the discoloured track in the middle of the road again decently covered with a veil of white . The 38 FROM A NEW ENGLAND HILLSIDE . VIII. ...
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