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• One characteristic of nearly all plant insects which will astonish the amateur is the marvelous rapidity with which they increase. —  Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse
• They are deserving of attention both from the professor and the amateur, the workmanship being skilful and the material excellent. —  The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators
• The man who has been serving me seems to be a rank amateur, and twice he was almost insolent. —  The Brand of Silence A Detective Story
• No amateur is allowed to go off in the Ramsgate boat on any pretext whatever, but the restriction is not so absolute in regard to the steamer which attends on her. —  Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories
• We may take this opportunity of explaining that DR. D. is only an amateur, and has nothing to do with Photography as a profession. —  Notes and Queries, Number 180, April 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc

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