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 1265
... kind of plant , what- ever be its native country , in the open air , when they have an opportunity . We do not recommend the trial of scarce and valuable stove plants ; and from the palms , Orchidacea , and other endogenous orders or ...
... kind of plant , what- ever be its native country , in the open air , when they have an opportunity . We do not recommend the trial of scarce and valuable stove plants ; and from the palms , Orchidacea , and other endogenous orders or ...
Page 1281
... kind that , as already mentioned , takes the flavour of rosemary , is considered the best in France . The lavender was held in high estimation by the Greeks and Romans , for its fragrance and aromatic properties ; and it has been ...
... kind that , as already mentioned , takes the flavour of rosemary , is considered the best in France . The lavender was held in high estimation by the Greeks and Romans , for its fragrance and aromatic properties ; and it has been ...
Page 1283
... kind of sage are 1 ft . in length , and that the odour of the plant partakes of the common sage and lavender . In the Isle of Crete , the com- mon sage is said to produce the same excrescences as those of S. pomífera ; and the ...
... kind of sage are 1 ft . in length , and that the odour of the plant partakes of the common sage and lavender . In the Isle of Crete , the com- mon sage is said to produce the same excrescences as those of S. pomífera ; and the ...
Page 1293
... kind , by offering premiums for well grown specimens ; and for those who collect the greatest number of sorts . 3. T. POLY GAMUM Spr . The polygamous - sexed Goat Wheat . Identification . Spreng . Syst . Veg . , 2. p . 251 . Synonymes ...
... kind , by offering premiums for well grown specimens ; and for those who collect the greatest number of sorts . 3. T. POLY GAMUM Spr . The polygamous - sexed Goat Wheat . Identification . Spreng . Syst . Veg . , 2. p . 251 . Synonymes ...
Page 1314
... kind , and one that is much propagated in the London nurseries . It grows freely , has large handsome glossy leaves , and produces its purplish flowers , which have a most delightful fragrance , in great abundance . It is supposed to be ...
... kind , and one that is much propagated in the London nurseries . It grows freely , has large handsome glossy leaves , and produces its purplish flowers , which have a most delightful fragrance , in great abundance . It is supposed to be ...
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