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 1257
... Flowers subcorymbose , inter- petiolar ; of easy culture in common soil , and propagated by cuttings of the root or shoots , or by layers . 1. P. GRE CA L. The Greek Periploca . Identification . Lin . Sp . , p . 309 .; Don's Mill . , 4 ...
... Flowers subcorymbose , inter- petiolar ; of easy culture in common soil , and propagated by cuttings of the root or shoots , or by layers . 1. P. GRE CA L. The Greek Periploca . Identification . Lin . Sp . , p . 309 .; Don's Mill . , 4 ...
Page 1260
... flowers in August and September . It was introduced in 1640 , and is frequent in British gardens , where it grows vigorously , producing tufts of leaves and fine flowers , abundantly at the extremity of the branches , but being rather ...
... flowers in August and September . It was introduced in 1640 , and is frequent in British gardens , where it grows vigorously , producing tufts of leaves and fine flowers , abundantly at the extremity of the branches , but being rather ...
Page 1261
... flowers a pale red , with a dark purple bearded throat . It is a climbing shrub , a native of New Holland , within the tropics , and of New South Wales . It was introduced in 1793 ; and , in green - houses , its flowers have a very fine ...
... flowers a pale red , with a dark purple bearded throat . It is a climbing shrub , a native of New Holland , within the tropics , and of New South Wales . It was introduced in 1793 ; and , in green - houses , its flowers have a very fine ...
Page 1262
... flowers to be poisonous , and analogous in its effects to that made from the flowers of Gelsèmium nítidum . The catalpa is generally propagated by seeds , which are imported from America ; but it will grow readily by cuttings of the ...
... flowers to be poisonous , and analogous in its effects to that made from the flowers of Gelsèmium nítidum . The catalpa is generally propagated by seeds , which are imported from America ; but it will grow readily by cuttings of the ...
Page 1264
... flowers , with bell - shaped violet or purple corollas , and its large , oval , pendent fruit . Plants should either be raised in autumn , and preserved in a pit , and turned out in spring ( which is the general practice about London ) ...
... flowers , with bell - shaped violet or purple corollas , and its large , oval , pendent fruit . Plants should either be raised in autumn , and preserved in a pit , and turned out in spring ( which is the general practice about London ) ...
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