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The most attractive time in Exeter garden is in spring when the bank sloping from the terrace is thick with bluebells and cow parsley.

— Eleanour Sinclair Rohde Oxford's College Gardens (1932)

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Queen Elizabeth came twice in state to Oxford: once in 1566 and again in 1592.

Oxford's College Gardens (1932)

In midwinter, when few fresh herbs except sage, winter savory, rosemary, lavender, and chervil are available, dried herbs can be used, also spiced salt or pepper ...

The oldest Saxon book dealing with the virtue of herbs is the Leech Book of Bald, circa 900–950. This Leech Book was evidently the manual of a Saxon doctor and it is the oldest existing Leech Book written in the vernacular.

The Story of the Garden (1933)

Joseph Paxton, of the most noted gardeners of the day, entered the service of the Duke of Devonshire as an assistant gardener. In 1826 he was made head-gardener. His name at Chatsworth is chiefly associated with the remarkable palm-house he designed, which was begun in 1836 and finished in 1840.

The Story of the Garden (1933)

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