The nurseryman follows this plan with his trees, and with evident success, both in saving time, and room, and labour.
"A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education"
James Gall
The loss of seed in this case is the least of the evils; for the ground would be robbed of its strength, nine-tenths of it would be rendered unnecessarily useless during a large portion of the time; and much of the anxiety, and care, and labour of the nurseryman would be thrown away.
"A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education"
James Gall
Outside these windows, Drysdale had rigged up hanging gardens, which were kept full of flowers by the first nurseryman in Oxford, all the year round; so that even on this February morning, the scent of gardenia and violets pervaded the room, and strove for mastery with the smell of stale tobacco, which hung about the curtains and sofa.
"Tom Brown at Oxford"
Thomas Hughes