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 1263
... kind of garden culture which is applicable to ligneous plants is the best adapted for them . Besides , in the south of England , the stems of the species of both these genera assume a decidedly more ligneous character than they do in ...
... kind of garden culture which is applicable to ligneous plants is the best adapted for them . Besides , in the south of England , the stems of the species of both these genera assume a decidedly more ligneous character than they do in ...
Page 1265
... kind of plant , what- ever be its native country , in the open air , when they have an opportunity . We do not recommend the trial of scarce and valuable stove plants ; and from the palms , Orchidaceæ , and other endogenous orders or ...
... kind of plant , what- ever be its native country , in the open air , when they have an opportunity . We do not recommend the trial of scarce and valuable stove plants ; and from the palms , Orchidaceæ , and other endogenous orders or ...
Page 1281
... kind that , as already mentioned , takes the flavour of rosemary , is considered the best in France . The lavender was held in high estimation by the Greeks and Romans , for its fragrance and aromatic properties ; and it has been ...
... kind that , as already mentioned , takes the flavour of rosemary , is considered the best in France . The lavender was held in high estimation by the Greeks and Romans , for its fragrance and aromatic properties ; and it has been ...
Page 1305
... kind grows from 8 ft . to 12 ft . high , and that the branches are flexuous , grey , smooth , and so remarkably divaricated as to give a characteristic appearance to the pods which they border ; and that its native localities are ...
... kind grows from 8 ft . to 12 ft . high , and that the branches are flexuous , grey , smooth , and so remarkably divaricated as to give a characteristic appearance to the pods which they border ; and that its native localities are ...
Page 1314
... kind , and one that is much propagated in the London nurseries . It grows freely , has large handsome glossy leaves , and produces its purplish flowers , which have a most delightful fragrance , in great abundance . It is supposed to be ...
... kind , and one that is much propagated in the London nurseries . It grows freely , has large handsome glossy leaves , and produces its purplish flowers , which have a most delightful fragrance , in great abundance . It is supposed to be ...
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