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 496
... wild state exceeding 10 ft . or 12 ft . in height , yet , in some situations , attaining , when cultivated , the height of 30 ft . and upwards . It produces its greenish white flowers in May , and ripens its rose - coloured fruits in ...
... wild state exceeding 10 ft . or 12 ft . in height , yet , in some situations , attaining , when cultivated , the height of 30 ft . and upwards . It produces its greenish white flowers in May , and ripens its rose - coloured fruits in ...
Page 506
... wild state , and to twice that height or upwards in a state of cultivation . The flowers are white , and appear in May ; and the fruit is red , ripening in September , and re- maining on the tree all the winter . The lower leaves are ...
... wild state , and to twice that height or upwards in a state of cultivation . The flowers are white , and appear in May ; and the fruit is red , ripening in September , and re- maining on the tree all the winter . The lower leaves are ...
Page 516
... wild in a forest 20 miles from Berlin , nevertheless , in the Berlin Botanic Garden , it requires protection during winter ; at Sans Souci , 9 years planted , it has attained the height of 8 ft . In Hanover , at Harbecke , 6 years ...
... wild in a forest 20 miles from Berlin , nevertheless , in the Berlin Botanic Garden , it requires protection during winter ; at Sans Souci , 9 years planted , it has attained the height of 8 ft . In Hanover , at Harbecke , 6 years ...
Page 527
... wild jujube , a tree growing to the height of 16 ft . in India , and cultivated in China and Cochin - China , was introduced into England in 1759 , but , as far as we know , is now lost . It is figured and described by Rumphius ( Amb ...
... wild jujube , a tree growing to the height of 16 ft . in India , and cultivated in China and Cochin - China , was introduced into England in 1759 , but , as far as we know , is now lost . It is figured and described by Rumphius ( Amb ...
Page 529
... wild state ; whence the name of ram , or buck , thorn . Many of the sorts set down in books as species are , doubtless , only varieties ; but , till the whole are brought together , and cultivated in one garden , this cannot be ...
... wild state ; whence the name of ram , or buck , thorn . Many of the sorts set down in books as species are , doubtless , only varieties ; but , till the whole are brought together , and cultivated in one garden , this cannot be ...
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