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An assessment of the native and invasive horticultural plants sold in the mid-Atlantic region

George Coombs, Denise Gilchrist and Patricia Watson
Native Plants Journal, March 2020, 21 (1) 74-82; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/npj.21.1.74
George Coombs
Director of Horticulture, Mt. Cuba Center, 3120 Barley Mill Rd., Hockessin, DE 19806,
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Denise Gilchrist
Plant Records Assistant, Mt. Cuba Center, 3120 Barley Mill Rd., Hockessin, DE 19806
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Patricia Watson
Volunteer, Mt. Cuba Center, 3120 Barley Mill Rd., Hockessin, DE 19806
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