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 3 |
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Page 1268
... growing plant , of a much more ligneous character than S. Dulcamàra , subevergreen , and covered with flowers nearly ... grow in any soil , and is readily pro- pagated by cuttings , it promises to be of great value as an ornamental ...
... growing plant , of a much more ligneous character than S. Dulcamàra , subevergreen , and covered with flowers nearly ... grow in any soil , and is readily pro- pagated by cuttings , it promises to be of great value as an ornamental ...
Page 1276
... growing to the height of 3 ft . , and producing its yellow flowers in abun- dance in June and July . It is almost hardy , having stood in the Kew Garden , against a wall , 6 years , without any protection whatever ; and in various other ...
... growing to the height of 3 ft . , and producing its yellow flowers in abun- dance in June and July . It is almost hardy , having stood in the Kew Garden , against a wall , 6 years , without any protection whatever ; and in various other ...
Page 1279
... grow to the height of 8 ft . or upwards , and is or- namental when covered with its blue flowers . T. fruticans ( figs ... growing 4 ft . or 5 ft . high , and , in dry soils , enduring 10 or 12 years . The flowers are produced in large ...
... grow to the height of 8 ft . or upwards , and is or- namental when covered with its blue flowers . T. fruticans ( figs ... growing 4 ft . or 5 ft . high , and , in dry soils , enduring 10 or 12 years . The flowers are produced in large ...
Page 1281
... grow about the same height . Stachys lavandulæfòlia is a native of the Levant , and produces its pur- ple flowers in May and August . Lavándula Spica L. , N. Du Ham . , 3. t . 42. , and our fig . 1140. , the common lavender , is a well ...
... grow about the same height . Stachys lavandulæfòlia is a native of the Levant , and produces its pur- ple flowers in May and August . Lavándula Spica L. , N. Du Ham . , 3. t . 42. , and our fig . 1140. , the common lavender , is a well ...
Page 1282
... grown sufficiently to touch each other ; and in this state they will remain from fifteen to twenty years , according ... grow much higher when trained against a wall . 1142 n . Sálvia officinalis L. , N. Du Ham . , 6. t . 25. , and our ...
... grown sufficiently to touch each other ; and in this state they will remain from fifteen to twenty years , according ... grow much higher when trained against a wall . 1142 n . Sálvia officinalis L. , N. Du Ham . , 6. t . 25. , and our ...
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