Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain, Native and Foreign, Hardy and Half-hardy, Pictorially and Botanically Delineated, and Scientifically and Popularly Described; with Their Propagation, Culture, Management, and Uses in the Arts, in Useful and Ornamental Plantations, and in Landscape-gardening; Preceded by a Historical and Geographical Outline of the Trees and Shrubs of Temperate Climates Throughout the World, Volume 2 |
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Page 497
... trunks from 1 ft . to 18 inches in diameter . The wood , in that part of the country , is , or was formerly , much in ... trunk , at 1 ft . from the ground , 1 ft . 2 in . , and of the space covered by the branches 25 ft . In France ...
... trunks from 1 ft . to 18 inches in diameter . The wood , in that part of the country , is , or was formerly , much in ... trunk , at 1 ft . from the ground , 1 ft . 2 in . , and of the space covered by the branches 25 ft . In France ...
Page 515
... trunk . Statistics . Hollies in ancient Times . Pliny tells us that Tiburtus built the city of Tibur near three holly trees ; over which he had observed the flight of birds that pointed out the spot whereon the gods had fixed for its ...
... trunk . Statistics . Hollies in ancient Times . Pliny tells us that Tiburtus built the city of Tibur near three holly trees ; over which he had observed the flight of birds that pointed out the spot whereon the gods had fixed for its ...
Page 516
... trunk 18 in . , and the head 30 ft . in diameter ; at Cypress Grove , $ 0 ft . high ; at Terenure , 40 years planted , and 30 ft . high , in dry soil , on a calcareous subsoil ; in Cullenswood Nursery , I. A. cròceum , [ ? ] 12 years ...
... trunk 18 in . , and the head 30 ft . in diameter ; at Cypress Grove , $ 0 ft . high ; at Terenure , 40 years planted , and 30 ft . high , in dry soil , on a calcareous subsoil ; in Cullenswood Nursery , I. A. cròceum , [ ? ] 12 years ...
Page 545
... these sorts differ only in the size , shape , and consistency of the leaflets , and are by no means entitled to be considered as species . Description , & c . The trunk of this tree PP 2 CHAP . XXXVIII . ANACARDIA CEÆ . PISTA CIA . 545.
... these sorts differ only in the size , shape , and consistency of the leaflets , and are by no means entitled to be considered as species . Description , & c . The trunk of this tree PP 2 CHAP . XXXVIII . ANACARDIA CEÆ . PISTA CIA . 545.
Page 546
... trunk of this tree is clothed with grey bark . The branches are spreading , but not very numerous ; and they are furnished with winged alternate leaves , on long petioles . The fruit is oval , about the size of an olive : it is reddish ...
... trunk of this tree is clothed with grey bark . The branches are spreading , but not very numerous ; and they are furnished with winged alternate leaves , on long petioles . The fruit is oval , about the size of an olive : it is reddish ...
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