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 1273
... cultivated there for its berries , which were used in medicine as a purgative , known to the ancients by the name of lucion , and the mode of preparing which is indicated by Dioscorides . It is , however , doubtful , whether the berries ...
... cultivated there for its berries , which were used in medicine as a purgative , known to the ancients by the name of lucion , and the mode of preparing which is indicated by Dioscorides . It is , however , doubtful , whether the berries ...
Page 1280
... cultivated by the inhabitants of those countries of which it is a native . In Narbonne and Mahon , the rosemary is so abundant , partly from being indigenous , but principally from its being frequently used there to form hedges to gar ...
... cultivated by the inhabitants of those countries of which it is a native . In Narbonne and Mahon , the rosemary is so abundant , partly from being indigenous , but principally from its being frequently used there to form hedges to gar ...
Page 1281
... cultivated in gardens for its medicinal virtues from time immemorial . Medicinally , in the form of tincture , spirit , or essential oil , it is considered a powerful stimulant to the nervous system , and is , conse- quently , generally ...
... cultivated in gardens for its medicinal virtues from time immemorial . Medicinally , in the form of tincture , spirit , or essential oil , it is considered a powerful stimulant to the nervous system , and is , conse- quently , generally ...
Page 1286
... cultivated , but that the only plant he saw in the island was one in the garden of a nurseryman , and that not of extraordinary size . The nurseryman , however , told him there were trees in the island with stems as thick as his wrist ...
... cultivated , but that the only plant he saw in the island was one in the garden of a nurseryman , and that not of extraordinary size . The nurseryman , however , told him there were trees in the island with stems as thick as his wrist ...
Page 1295
... cultivated by himself , which were bearing flowers and fruit . Flowers numerous , in clusters , 3-5 in a cluster , lateral , or axillary within the stipules , on the young or woody branches , as well as on the herbaceous shoots ; white ...
... cultivated by himself , which were bearing flowers and fruit . Flowers numerous , in clusters , 3-5 in a cluster , lateral , or axillary within the stipules , on the young or woody branches , as well as on the herbaceous shoots ; white ...
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