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Definition of Skimmias
1. skimmia [n] - See also: skimmia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skimmias
Literary usage of Skimmias
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1896)
"Description of The upper portion of Dictamnus albus. Fig. 1 is a Plate 61.
section of the flower. skimmias Natural Order ..."
2. The Garden: An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Gardening in All Its Branches by Esther Baldwin York (1906)
"For a more shady window an equally interesting planting may be made : Hart's-tongue
Ferns, skimmias, Primroses, and blue and white Auriculae ; Violas and ..."
3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"The skimmias are of rather slow growth and thrive best in a sandy loamy soil,
but also grow well in ... As the skimmias are polygamous and mostly unisexual, ..."
4. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"The skimmias are of rather slow growth and thrive best in u sandy loamy soil,
but also grow well in strong clay ; they prefer a partly shaded situation. ..."
5. The MAGAZINE of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and (1864)
"... and is a species of Skimmia (S. oblata), which promises to be remarkably
distinct from all other skimmias, as yet known, in the remarkably oblate figure ..."
6. The Floral World and Garden Guide by Shirley Hibberd (1862)
"Between the hollies I shall plant I/ilium lancifolium in varieties alternately
with the common white lily. Between the skimmias nnd next row Kex ..."
7. A Practical Guide to Garden Plants: Containing Descriptions of the Hardiest by John Weathers (1901)
"For town gardens the skimmias are excellent plant», as their smooth deep green
foliage is uninjured by grime or dirt, while the beautiful coloured berries ..."
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