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Children and gardens (1908)

Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932 · London, Offices of 'Country life', ltd. [etc.]; New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 91

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SMELLS AND SHAPES 55 therefore the botanical word for this is serrate. AndI daresay you know already that the name of theDandelion is really Dent-de-Lion, because of the lionsteeth it has at the edge of the leaf. Some leaves, suchas Violets, are heart-shaped, and these in botany arecalled cordate,…

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