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Garden Hints Page 9
... , and fragrant flowers. It is native of Europe and was introduced to North America in colonial times. Today, several varieties are grown. The heart-shaped, shiny green leaves turn yellow-green in ...
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Estuary
... , clams, and lobster. The heaps of shells they left behind are called "kitchen middens". In Colonial times, the settlers used the salt marsh hay to feed their cattle and the tough cord ...
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Lobstering History
... Americans used them to fertilize their fields and to bait their hooks for fishing. In colonial times, lobsters were considered "poverty food." They were harvested from tidal pools and served to children ... into their contracts that they would not be forced to eat lobster more than three times a week. Until the early 1800s, lobstering was done by gathering them by hand along ...
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Raised Bed Gardening, HYG-1641-92
... Bed Gardening HYG-1641-92 Pete Lane Gardening in raised beds, a common practice before colonial times, is enjoying a resurgence of popularity among home vegetable growers. In parts of the world ...
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Blue Wild Indigo
... , its name, and interesting bits of its story in front of me--and others--countless times recently. That’s not really surprising, because it’s an easy-care, tall, attractive perennial ... and dye long before the US was born. It was given its European name during colonial times. Baptisia australis presented an affordable alternative but was still considered a poor substitute for Indigofera ...
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Ananova - Artist branded 'satanic' over African stunt
... adopting European names for gifts - that's nothing new. We've been doing that since colonial times. Why do you think I'm called George?" Home - News - Entertainment - Sport - Business Copyright © 2006 ...
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Quilts--masterpieces of the heart.... by Marlene Parkin Issue 22
... , Bear's Paw, Wild Geese, and Drunkard's Path. The most popular quilt pattern during colonial times was undoubtedly the Log Cabin, the first ones made of thick woolens, consisting of blocks ...
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James Polk--a model for modern presidents by John Silveira Issue 32
... ?” “The issue of slavery was already gnawing at the national fabric. It had been since colonial times. Each state that came into the Union had to decide whether it would be slave ... done: they looked around and said, this is now all ours. Mexico effectively became a colonial power, because it certainly wasn’t the native land of the people who call themselves ...
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Beech
... very resistant to decay under water so it was used to make water wheels in Colonial times. The wood is also used for tool handles, chairs, cuttings boards, and for making charcoal ...
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The Carter's of Colonial Virgina
... Lomond Home Ben Lomond Manor House Last update Nov 20, 2005 The Carter's of Colonial Virginia John Carter, immigrated to Virginia from England in 1625 aboard the "Prosperous". Living in ... of the College of William and Mary, seeing that institution through the most trying of times. Because he so eclipsed his father, he has been regarded by historians as the founder ...
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