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He who owns a wood of proper land in this country, and, in the face of all the personal riches of the day, only raises crabs and choke pears, deserves to lose the respect of all sensible men.

Andrew Jackson Downing

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Andrew Jackson Downing
Age: 36 †
Born: 1815
Born: October 31
Died: 1852
Died: July 28
Gardener
Horticulturist
Landscape Architect
Pomologist
Writer
Newburgh
New York
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