Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum, Or, the Trees and Shrubs of Britain: Native and Foreign, Hardy and Half-hardy, Pictorally and Botanically Delineated, and Scientifically Described : with Their Propagation, Culture Management, and Uses in Arts, in Useful Plantations, and in Landscape Gardening ; Preceded by a Historical and Geographical Outline of the Trees and Shrubs of Temperate Climates and Conductors Throughout the World ; in 8 Vol.: 4 of Letterpress ... and 4 of Plates. From Asclepiada'ceae, p. 1257., to Coryla'ceae, p. 2030., inclusive, Volume 3Longman, Orme, Green and Longmans, 1844 - 6 pages |
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Page 1453
... Borrer , in the Supplement to English Botany , the calyx scale , is here denominated a bractea ; and what used to be called the nectary is , agreeably with Dr. Lindley's definition , in his Synopsis of the British Flora , here termed a ...
... Borrer , in the Supplement to English Botany , the calyx scale , is here denominated a bractea ; and what used to be called the nectary is , agreeably with Dr. Lindley's definition , in his Synopsis of the British Flora , here termed a ...
Page 1454
... Borrer considers the instance observed in S. Croweana a monstrosity . ( Engl . Bot . Suppl . , t . 2655. ) He adds that the stamens are represented as changing into " ovaries , " as those of S. bicolor Ehrh . , and of some of the common ...
... Borrer considers the instance observed in S. Croweana a monstrosity . ( Engl . Bot . Suppl . , t . 2655. ) He adds that the stamens are represented as changing into " ovaries , " as those of S. bicolor Ehrh . , and of some of the common ...
Page 1457
... Borrer , arranged the British species in 18 groups , and enumerated under these 68 species , considered by him and others as indi- genous ; which , in the third edition of the British Flora , published in 1835 , were increased to 71. In ...
... Borrer , arranged the British species in 18 groups , and enumerated under these 68 species , considered by him and others as indi- genous ; which , in the third edition of the British Flora , published in 1835 , were increased to 71. In ...
Page 1458
... Borrer , Esq . , at Henfield , in Sussex . At Lewes , in the same county , Mr. Woollgar had extensive willow grounds , studied the species very assidu- ously , and communicated several facts to Sir J. E. Smith . Subsequently , a ...
... Borrer , Esq . , at Henfield , in Sussex . At Lewes , in the same county , Mr. Woollgar had extensive willow grounds , studied the species very assidu- ously , and communicated several facts to Sir J. E. Smith . Subsequently , a ...
Page 1485
... Borrer ; and , in Sir W. J. Hooker's British Flora , this able botanist has arranged the British willows , increased in Sir W. J. Hooker's work to 71 species , under 18 sections . These sections are all natural ; and each is ...
... Borrer ; and , in Sir W. J. Hooker's British Flora , this able botanist has arranged the British willows , increased in Sir W. J. Hooker's work to 71 species , under 18 sections . These sections are all natural ; and each is ...
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