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 1262
... height , with a diameter of from 18 in . to 24 in . It is easily recognised by its bark , which is of silver grey , and but slightly furrowed ; by its ample leaves , and by its wide - spreading head , disproportioned in size to the ...
... height , with a diameter of from 18 in . to 24 in . It is easily recognised by its bark , which is of silver grey , and but slightly furrowed ; by its ample leaves , and by its wide - spreading head , disproportioned in size to the ...
Page 1264
... height of 14 ft . , producing its fine rose - coloured flowers in 1100 1099 June and July . It was introduced in 1806 , and is occasionally met with in collections . It is suit- able for rockwork . C. Cncòrum L. , Fl . Græc . , t . 200 ...
... height of 14 ft . , producing its fine rose - coloured flowers in 1100 1099 June and July . It was introduced in 1806 , and is occasionally met with in collections . It is suit- able for rockwork . C. Cncòrum L. , Fl . Græc . , t . 200 ...
Page 1265
... height ; and they might probably be treated as half - hardy . CHAP . LXXXII . OF THE HARDY AND HALF - HARDY LIGNEOUS PLANTS BELONGING TO THE ORDER BORAGINA CEE . Lithospermum fruticosum L. ( Garid . Aiz . , p . 68. t . 15. ) is a native ...
... height ; and they might probably be treated as half - hardy . CHAP . LXXXII . OF THE HARDY AND HALF - HARDY LIGNEOUS PLANTS BELONGING TO THE ORDER BORAGINA CEE . Lithospermum fruticosum L. ( Garid . Aiz . , p . 68. t . 15. ) is a native ...
Page 1267
... height of 6 ft . or 8 ft . or upwards . When bruised , broken , or rubbed , they yield a strong and peculiar odour , not unlike that which proceeds from rats and mice . The roots smell like potatoes ; and both roots and stalks , upon ...
... height of 6 ft . or 8 ft . or upwards . When bruised , broken , or rubbed , they yield a strong and peculiar odour , not unlike that which proceeds from rats and mice . The roots smell like potatoes ; and both roots and stalks , upon ...
Page 1268
... height of 10 ft . , against a wall , in 3 years ; and its stem is between 3 in . and 4 in . in diameter : one in the Clapton Nursery is still larger . As this species will grow in any soil , and is readily pro- pagated by cuttings , it ...
... height of 10 ft . , against a wall , in 3 years ; and its stem is between 3 in . and 4 in . in diameter : one in the Clapton Nursery is still larger . As this species will grow in any soil , and is readily pro- pagated by cuttings , it ...
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