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... Weeping tree FIGURE 35. High - grafting a weeping tree , e.g. beech or ash . The scion will perpetuate the downward trend of its race . GRAFTING Plate 20a , p . 253 . The origin of the art of grafting , whereby a shoot , or scion , cut ...
... Weeping tree FIGURE 35. High - grafting a weeping tree , e.g. beech or ash . The scion will perpetuate the downward trend of its race . GRAFTING Plate 20a , p . 253 . The origin of the art of grafting , whereby a shoot , or scion , cut ...
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... Weeping Hollies There is a good choice between ' Pendula ' , with normal dark green leaves , ' Perry's Gold Weeping ' , a gold - variegated kind , and ' Argentea Pendula ' , which has leaves variegated with silver . All three are ...
... Weeping Hollies There is a good choice between ' Pendula ' , with normal dark green leaves , ' Perry's Gold Weeping ' , a gold - variegated kind , and ' Argentea Pendula ' , which has leaves variegated with silver . All three are ...
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... weep gracefully , and these must be bought as rather expensive standards , to give them the necessary height . P ... Weeping ' cherry , forms a small tree with arching branches that carry deep pink , very double blooms ; its leaves ...
... weep gracefully , and these must be bought as rather expensive standards , to give them the necessary height . P ... Weeping ' cherry , forms a small tree with arching branches that carry deep pink , very double blooms ; its leaves ...
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