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 1260
... Branches rough , rooting . Leaflets 9 , ovate , acuminated , coarsely serrated . Racemes terminal , corymbose , on long peduncles . Tube of corolla 5 times longer than the calyx . ( Don's Mill . , iv . p . 225. ) A beautiful hardy ...
... Branches rough , rooting . Leaflets 9 , ovate , acuminated , coarsely serrated . Racemes terminal , corymbose , on long peduncles . Tube of corolla 5 times longer than the calyx . ( Don's Mill . , iv . p . 225. ) A beautiful hardy ...
Page 1262
... branches . " ( N. Amer . Sylva , ii . p . 64. ) The catalpa is a tree of rapid growth , and its timber is remarkably light , of very fine texture , and brilliant when po- lished its colour is of a greyish white ; and , when properly ...
... branches . " ( N. Amer . Sylva , ii . p . 64. ) The catalpa is a tree of rapid growth , and its timber is remarkably light , of very fine texture , and brilliant when po- lished its colour is of a greyish white ; and , when properly ...
Page 1272
... Branches dependent . Buds spinescent . Leaves linear - lanceolate , fleshy , obtuse , attenuated at the base , solitary , or sub - fasciculate . Peduncles longer than the calyx . Calyx with 5 unequal teeth . Stamens exserted , equal to ...
... Branches dependent . Buds spinescent . Leaves linear - lanceolate , fleshy , obtuse , attenuated at the base , solitary , or sub - fasciculate . Peduncles longer than the calyx . Calyx with 5 unequal teeth . Stamens exserted , equal to ...
Page 1273
... Branches dependent , rather tomentose at the apex . Buds spinescent . Leaves ovate - lanceolate , thickish . Branches scattered . Prickles strong . Leaves short , thick , scattered . Flowers lateral , small , white . ( Don's Mill . , iv ...
... Branches dependent , rather tomentose at the apex . Buds spinescent . Leaves ovate - lanceolate , thickish . Branches scattered . Prickles strong . Leaves short , thick , scattered . Flowers lateral , small , white . ( Don's Mill . , iv ...
Page 1291
... branches . The female flowers are less numerous , and mostly upon a lower part of the branch , axillary , and ... branches . This shrub , therefore , appears particularly well adapted for rockwork ; and , if gardens were laid out with a ...
... branches . The female flowers are less numerous , and mostly upon a lower part of the branch , axillary , and ... branches . This shrub , therefore , appears particularly well adapted for rockwork ; and , if gardens were laid out with a ...
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40 years planted acorns álba Amer appears arboretum bark beech beneath birch Borrer Botanic Garden Bracteas branches buds Calyx catkins Char circumference climate of London colour deciduous diameter downy Engravings female Flitwick flowers foliage footstalks Forbes in Sal Forest France fruit genus girt glabrous glaucous green ground growing growth head height Henfield Hort Horticultural Horticultural Society's Garden Identification insect introduced kind Koch Comm lanceolate larvæ leaf leaves Lodd Loddiges Loddiges's London male Michaux Michx native nearly North nurseries oblong obovate Ovary ovate peduncles petiole poplar produced Pursh Pursh Fl Rees's Cyclo seeds serrated sessile Sexes shoots shrub silky Smith Eng Smith in Rees's smooth soil Spec species specimens stalked Stamens Stigmas Stipules Synonymes Syst timber tree trunk 2 ft variety Willd Willow Woburn Woburn Abbey wood young