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Definition of Mahonias
1. mahonia [n] - See also: mahonia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mahonias
Literary usage of Mahonias
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hand Book of Practical Landscape Gardening: Designed for City and Suburban by Franklin Reuben Elliott (1885)
"... Ampelopsis Veitchii, German Ivy, Vincas of varieties, Pilea reptans, rose and
lemon scented Geraniums, some of the hardy Salvias, mahonias, ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly (1894)
"For the five species discovered in the Tertiary formation of southern France,
northern Italy, and Switzerland are all mahonias, one of them (Berberis ..."
3. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1873)
"Less robust in its growth than some others of this genus, and with foliage inferior
in size to the pinnated leaves of the mahonias, ..."
4. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1862)
"mahonias sometimes suffer a little, and occasionally die back, but sharp pruning
to live wood makes them soon recover all they have lost. ..."
5. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"The Holly-leaved mahonias have holly-edged but compound evergreen leaves, ...
The mahonias are hardy north of Philadelphia only in sheltered positions. ..."
6. Landscape Gardening: Notes and Suggestions on Lawns and Lawn Planting by Samuel Parsons (1895)
"The mahonias, though very different in many ways, have the same general ...
Masses of these mahonias shine and glisten in winter, and are altogether so fine ..."
7. Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden by New York Botanical Garden (1908)
"The barberry family is a little farther north on the same side of the path; many
species of barberries and mahonias occur here. Among the barberries may be ..."
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