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TREES AND SHRUBS HARDY IN THE 



BRITISH ISLES. By W. J. BEAN, Assistant Curator, 

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 a mass of knowledge and experience which is unrivalled." 

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CONIFERS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS. 



By CHARLES COLTMAN-ROGERS. This book is an 

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HARDY ORNAMENTAL FLOWERING TREES 



AND SHRUBS. By A. D. WEBSTER. Author of " Prac- 

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COMMERCIAL FORESTRY IN BRITAIN : 



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BRITISH FORESTRY: 



ITS PRESENT POSITION AND OUTLOOK AFTER 

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