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 3The Author, 1844 - Botany |
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Page 1259
... America ; and , like all the plants of this order , easily propagated by cuttings of the roots , or shoots . 11 1. B. CAPREOLA TA L. The tendriled Bignonia , or Trumpet Flower . Identification . Lin . Sp . , 870 .; Hort . Cliff . , 317 ...
... America ; and , like all the plants of this order , easily propagated by cuttings of the roots , or shoots . 11 1. B. CAPREOLA TA L. The tendriled Bignonia , or Trumpet Flower . Identification . Lin . Sp . , 870 .; Hort . Cliff . , 317 ...
Page 1261
... America . Introduced in 1726 , and flowering in July and August . The seed - pods are remarkably long , narrow , and horny . The leaves come out very late , and the flowers appear in August . The tree thrives best near the banks of ...
... America . Introduced in 1726 , and flowering in July and August . The seed - pods are remarkably long , narrow , and horny . The leaves come out very late , and the flowers appear in August . The tree thrives best near the banks of ...
Page 1269
... America , from which country it was in- troduced into Britain in 1803. It forms a splendid shrub , 10 ft . or 12 ft . high , and produces egg - shaped fruit , of a deep crimson colour . The fruit are about the size and shape of magnum ...
... America , from which country it was in- troduced into Britain in 1803. It forms a splendid shrub , 10 ft . or 12 ft . high , and produces egg - shaped fruit , of a deep crimson colour . The fruit are about the size and shape of magnum ...
Page 1285
... America . The only hardy species is a native of Sicily . 1. V. AGNUS CA'STUS L. The officinal , or true , Chaste Tree . Identification . Lin . Sp . , 890 .; Lam . Dict . , 2. p . 611 .; Don's Mill . , 4 . Synonymes . Eleagnum ...
... America . The only hardy species is a native of Sicily . 1. V. AGNUS CA'STUS L. The officinal , or true , Chaste Tree . Identification . Lin . Sp . , 890 .; Lam . Dict . , 2. p . 611 .; Don's Mill . , 4 . Synonymes . Eleagnum ...
Page 1300
... America , Michaux tells us , " upon old trunks the bark is thick , and deeply furrowed ; that of the young branches , on the contrary , is smooth , and of a beautiful green colour . The leaves are about 6 in . long , alternate , oval ...
... America , Michaux tells us , " upon old trunks the bark is thick , and deeply furrowed ; that of the young branches , on the contrary , is smooth , and of a beautiful green colour . The leaves are about 6 in . long , alternate , oval ...
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