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 1262
... 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 seasoned , it is very durable . If a portion of the bark of this tree be removed ...
... 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 seasoned , it is very durable . If a portion of the bark of this tree be removed ...
Page 1269
... growth , Brugmansia suaveolens ; and it is observed by a correspondent of the Gardener's Magazine , that it is likely to thrive and flower under the same treatment as that plant . The same writer adds , " did the plants of S. betaceum ...
... growth , Brugmansia suaveolens ; and it is observed by a correspondent of the Gardener's Magazine , that it is likely to thrive and flower under the same treatment as that plant . The same writer adds , " did the plants of S. betaceum ...
Page 1286
... growth , and bare woody stem , are well known to us . In Guernsey it thrives in exposed situations , and becomes a tree of 12 ft . or 18 ft . in height , spreading in a circle of equal diameter , and its long branches reaching down to ...
... growth , and bare woody stem , are well known to us . In Guernsey it thrives in exposed situations , and becomes a tree of 12 ft . or 18 ft . in height , spreading in a circle of equal diameter , and its long branches reaching down to ...
Page 1293
... growth , very little care will be necessary afterwards . They never can require much pruning , are quite hardy ; and , provided the soil be not allowed to get too dry in the heat of summer , they are always certain of flowering freely ...
... growth , very little care will be necessary afterwards . They never can require much pruning , are quite hardy ; and , provided the soil be not allowed to get too dry in the heat of summer , they are always certain of flowering freely ...
Page 1298
... growth in the neighbourhood of London , as deduced from the dimensions of several young plants sent us , is about 15ft . in height , in 10 years . Laurus nobilis South of London . The largest tree of this species in England is at ...
... growth in the neighbourhood of London , as deduced from the dimensions of several young plants sent us , is about 15ft . in height , in 10 years . Laurus nobilis South of London . The largest tree of this species in England is at ...
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