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 1302
... timber tree . In America , the wood , which is white or reddish , is sometimes used for making bedsteads and other articles of furniture , which are not liable to be attacked by insects , and have a most agreeable odour , which they re ...
... timber tree . In America , the wood , which is white or reddish , is sometimes used for making bedsteads and other articles of furniture , which are not liable to be attacked by insects , and have a most agreeable odour , which they re ...
Page 1365
... timber tree of the second rank . It is propagated with the greatest ease by cuttings of the roots , or by layers ; and it will grow in any common soil . Statistics . In the environs of London , the largest plant , as a standard , is a ...
... timber tree of the second rank . It is propagated with the greatest ease by cuttings of the roots , or by layers ; and it will grow in any common soil . Statistics . In the environs of London , the largest plant , as a standard , is a ...
Page 1374
... timber will remain uninjured for a greater length of time than any other , when exposed to moisture . To counterbalance these advantages , the timber is very apt to shrink and warp , unless it be constantly moist , or the wood be kept ...
... timber will remain uninjured for a greater length of time than any other , when exposed to moisture . To counterbalance these advantages , the timber is very apt to shrink and warp , unless it be constantly moist , or the wood be kept ...
Page 1375
... timber of the several varieties differs as much as the size of the leaves and the habit of growth . In some varieties , such as U. c . vimi- nális , it is of no value , from the slenderness of the trunk ; in others , the tree is subject ...
... timber of the several varieties differs as much as the size of the leaves and the habit of growth . In some varieties , such as U. c . vimi- nális , it is of no value , from the slenderness of the trunk ; in others , the tree is subject ...
Page 1376
... timber is excellent ; and the tree forms poles of equal diameter throughout . There are fine specimens of this tree in Minster , Thanet , and at Ickham , near Canterbury . In Mr. May's park , at Herne , where there are several kinds of ...
... timber is excellent ; and the tree forms poles of equal diameter throughout . There are fine specimens of this tree in Minster , Thanet , and at Ickham , near Canterbury . In Mr. May's park , at Herne , where there are several kinds of ...
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