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 1291
... less numerous , and mostly upon a lower part of the branch , axillary , and generally two in an axil . Both male and female flowers are sessile , or nearly so . The female flowers are not obvious . The male flowers are not showy ...
... less numerous , and mostly upon a lower part of the branch , axillary , and generally two in an axil . Both male and female flowers are sessile , or nearly so . The female flowers are not obvious . The male flowers are not showy ...
Page 1292
... less of the interval between that leaf and the next above it . Generally speaking , this is sufficient to distinguish the Polygonàceæ from all other plants . Addi- tionally , they have an erect ovule , with a superior radicle , and , in ...
... less of the interval between that leaf and the next above it . Generally speaking , this is sufficient to distinguish the Polygonàceæ from all other plants . Addi- tionally , they have an erect ovule , with a superior radicle , and , in ...
Page 1294
... less than 1 ft . high . Its stem is upright , of the thickness of a raven's quill , cylindrical , and bears in its upper part numerous slender ramified branches , that are disposed so as to form a bushy head . The stem , branches , and ...
... less than 1 ft . high . Its stem is upright , of the thickness of a raven's quill , cylindrical , and bears in its upper part numerous slender ramified branches , that are disposed so as to form a bushy head . The stem , branches , and ...
Page 1301
... less when the winters are severe ; but it always springs up again , and grows vigorously during summer . L. indica L. is an evergreen tree , with noble foliage , which lives and attains a considerable size in our conservatories and ...
... less when the winters are severe ; but it always springs up again , and grows vigorously during summer . L. indica L. is an evergreen tree , with noble foliage , which lives and attains a considerable size in our conservatories and ...
Page 1305
... less than half an inch wide , entire , glabrous , except upon the under side near the base . Flowers in terminal small umbels , that are upon con- spicuous footstalks and smooth . Anthers unequally 4 - celled . Sexes polygamous . ( Nutt ...
... less than half an inch wide , entire , glabrous , except upon the under side near the base . Flowers in terminal small umbels , that are upon con- spicuous footstalks and smooth . Anthers unequally 4 - celled . Sexes polygamous . ( Nutt ...
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