": ' A family of shrubs and trees, chiefly tropical and subtropical. Many have bitter bark; that of ' Linnaeus, a South American species, provides the quassia chips of commerce. ... of about 28 genera only Ailanthus is likely to be seen in Britain … Two or three species are now cultivated in Britain, but all except the following are exceedingly uncommon. Ailanthus is a latinized form for ailanto, the native name of ; it means 'a tree tall enough to reach the skies.'"
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Miles Hadfield
(15 October 1903 – 31 March 1982) was an English writer and illustrator of articles and books on gardening. In 1962 he was awarded the 's . He was a founding member in 1966 of the and its president from 1971 to 1977.
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