Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum, Volume 3author, 1838 - Botany |
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... Poplar . Aristolochiacea . cvi . 1328 2585 Betulaceĉ . cxxiii . 1677 2589 Aristolochia L. cvi . 1328 Alnus Tourn . cxxiii . 1677 2589 Alder . Bétula Tourn . cxxiii . 1690 2590 cvii . 1830 2585 Birch . or cxxiv . 1715 2590 Birthwort ...
... Poplar . Aristolochiacea . cvi . 1328 2585 Betulaceĉ . cxxiii . 1677 2589 Aristolochia L. cvi . 1328 Alnus Tourn . cxxiii . 1677 2589 Alder . Bétula Tourn . cxxiii . 1690 2590 cvii . 1830 2585 Birch . or cxxiv . 1715 2590 Birthwort ...
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... Poplar cxxii . 1657 Grabówskia Schl . ci . 1273 Grevillea Cunn . civ . 1306 Black Poplar cxxii . Boraginaces Borya W. cviii . Bosea L. Box Thorn ci . 2582 C. ciii . 1652 1264 1370 1291 1269 2586 Hazel Heliotropium L. Hakea R. Br . civ ...
... Poplar cxxii . 1657 Grabówskia Schl . ci . 1273 Grevillea Cunn . civ . 1306 Black Poplar cxxii . Boraginaces Borya W. cviii . Bosea L. Box Thorn ci . 2582 C. ciii . 1652 1264 1370 1291 1269 2586 Hazel Heliotropium L. Hakea R. Br . civ ...
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... Poplar cxxiii . 1676 Sphacele Benth . cii . 1283 Orache Osage Orange O'strya W. Osỳris L. cviii . CV . xcix . Phlomis L. cit . Pimelea Lab . CV . cvii . Paper Mulberry Passerina L. Periploca L. Plagianthus Forst . ciii . 1289 2583 cxxxi ...
... Poplar cxxiii . 1676 Sphacele Benth . cii . 1283 Orache Osage Orange O'strya W. Osỳris L. cviii . CV . xcix . Phlomis L. cit . Pimelea Lab . CV . cvii . Paper Mulberry Passerina L. Periploca L. Plagianthus Forst . ciii . 1289 2583 cxxxi ...
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... poplar ( Populus angulata ) , and the water bitter - nut hickory ( Cà- rya aquática ) ; intermixed with which they compose the dark impenetrable forests which cover the miry swamps on the borders of the rivers , to the distance of 100 ...
... poplar ( Populus angulata ) , and the water bitter - nut hickory ( Cà- rya aquática ) ; intermixed with which they compose the dark impenetrable forests which cover the miry swamps on the borders of the rivers , to the distance of 100 ...
Page 1381
... poplar , in the south of Italy . Columella informs us that vineyards , with elm trees as props , were named arbusta , the vines themselves being called arbus- tivĉ vites , to distinguish them from others raised in more confined ...
... poplar , in the south of Italy . Columella informs us that vineyards , with elm trees as props , were named arbusta , the vines themselves being called arbus- tivĉ vites , to distinguish them from others raised in more confined ...
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