This section is from the book "Gardening In California: Landscape And Flower", by John McLaren. Also available from Amazon: Gardening In California: Landscape And Flower.
IN WRITING this book, it has been at times convenient to apply terms commonly in use by professional gardeners.
As the exact significance of some of these may not be known to all readers, it has been thought that the following explanations and directions may be of service.
 
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