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 1268
... insects , and the profusion of its flowers , which are bluish , render it highly ornamental . 4. S. BONARIE'NSE L. The Buenos Ayres Nightshade . Identification . Lin . Sp . , No. 264. , exclusive of the syn . of Plum .; Dun . Sol ...
... insects , and the profusion of its flowers , which are bluish , render it highly ornamental . 4. S. BONARIE'NSE L. The Buenos Ayres Nightshade . Identification . Lin . Sp . , No. 264. , exclusive of the syn . of Plum .; Dun . Sol ...
Page 1281
... insect , the latter almost instantly dies . The lavender is cultivated in various parts of France ; and it is so much hardier than the rosemary , that it is grown in quantities for perfumers , even in the neighbourhood of Paris . The ...
... insect , the latter almost instantly dies . The lavender is cultivated in various parts of France ; and it is so much hardier than the rosemary , that it is grown in quantities for perfumers , even in the neighbourhood of Paris . The ...
Page 1283
... insects ; in consequence of which protuberances are produced as big as apples , in the same manner as galls are produced upon the oak , and mossy excrescences upon the rose tree . Tournefort says the spikes of flowers of this kind of ...
... insects ; in consequence of which protuberances are produced as big as apples , in the same manner as galls are produced upon the oak , and mossy excrescences upon the rose tree . Tournefort says the spikes of flowers of this kind of ...
Page 1302
... insects , and have a most agreeable odour , which they re- tain as long as they are sheltered from the sun and rain . The wood is of very little esteem for fuel ; and the " bark contains a great deal of air , and snaps while burning ...
... insects , and have a most agreeable odour , which they re- tain as long as they are sheltered from the sun and rain . The wood is of very little esteem for fuel ; and the " bark contains a great deal of air , and snaps while burning ...
Page 1340
... Insects and Diseases . The box is very rarely attacked by insects , and has very few diseases . There is a proliferous growth of leaves at the points of the shoots , which appears in some seasons , and is probably occasioned by the punc ...
... Insects and Diseases . The box is very rarely attacked by insects , and has very few diseases . There is a proliferous growth of leaves at the points of the shoots , which appears in some seasons , and is probably occasioned by the punc ...
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