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
... trunk . It differs from other trees , also , in the fewness of its branches . " ( N. Amer . Sylva , ii . p . 64 ... trunk 1 ft . 5 in . , and that of the head 35 ft .; head irregular ; in sandy loam on clay . At Fulham Palace , 150 years ...
... trunk . It differs from other trees , also , in the fewness of its branches . " ( N. Amer . Sylva , ii . p . 64 ... trunk 1 ft . 5 in . , and that of the head 35 ft .; head irregular ; in sandy loam on clay . At Fulham Palace , 150 years ...
Page 1263
... trunk 6 in . , and of the head 10 ft .; at Kopenzel , 25 years planted , it is 24 ft . high , the diameter of the trunk 2 in . , and of the head 8 ft . , against a wall ; at Brück on the Leytha , 40 years planted , it is 34 ft . high ...
... trunk 6 in . , and of the head 10 ft .; at Kopenzel , 25 years planted , it is 24 ft . high , the diameter of the trunk 2 in . , and of the head 8 ft . , against a wall ; at Brück on the Leytha , 40 years planted , it is 34 ft . high ...
Page 1299
... trunk 1 ft . In Somersetshire , at Nettlecombe , 70 years planted , it is 22 ft . high , the diameter of the trunk 20 in . , and of the head 39 ft . In Surrey , at Claremont , 25 ft . high , as a bush , the branches covering a space 15 ...
... trunk 1 ft . In Somersetshire , at Nettlecombe , 70 years planted , it is 22 ft . high , the diameter of the trunk 20 in . , and of the head 39 ft . In Surrey , at Claremont , 25 ft . high , as a bush , the branches covering a space 15 ...
Page 1303
... trunk 9 in . , and of the head 9 ft . In Kent , at Cobham Hall , 30 years planted , it is 50 ft . high , and the diameter of the trunk 1 ft . 6 in . In Surrey , at St. Ann's Hill , 30 years planted , it is 22 ft . high , the diameter of ...
... trunk 9 in . , and of the head 9 ft . In Kent , at Cobham Hall , 30 years planted , it is 50 ft . high , and the diameter of the trunk 1 ft . 6 in . In Surrey , at St. Ann's Hill , 30 years planted , it is 22 ft . high , the diameter of ...
Page 1335
... trunk , are easily distinguished from those made of the root , by the wood of the trunk always displaying a beautiful and very regular star , which is never the case with that of the root . Boxwood is very apt to split in drying ; and ...
... trunk , are easily distinguished from those made of the root , by the wood of the trunk always displaying a beautiful and very regular star , which is never the case with that of the root . Boxwood is very apt to split in drying ; and ...
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