Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852, Curtis, George William, 1824-1892, ed · New York, Leavitt & Allen · leaf 455
e planting of hedges, briefly describe them, andgive correct sketches of their leaves and growth, so that they maybe identified by any person. * We recall to mind an instance on the Hudson, where three years agowe saw a very beautiful hedge of the I>rewcastle thorn—almost as handsomein its… … Fig. 1. The Buckthorn. The buckthorn isa deciduous shrubgrowing from ten tofifteen feet high,bushy, or with nu-merous branches.The bark is grayishbrown; the leavesare about an inchor an inch and a halflong, dark green,smooth, ovate, andnotched or serratedon the edges, andare placed nearlyopposite…
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