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 1272
... nearly sessile , acute at both ends . Flowers solitary , extra - axillary , pedicellate . Corolla funnel - shaped . Sta mens exserted . Calyx unequally 5 - toothed . Corolla purple , with a white bottom . Berry oblong , red . ( Don's ...
... nearly sessile , acute at both ends . Flowers solitary , extra - axillary , pedicellate . Corolla funnel - shaped . Sta mens exserted . Calyx unequally 5 - toothed . Corolla purple , with a white bottom . Berry oblong , red . ( Don's ...
Page 1287
... nearly all the year . A plant against our conservative wall at Bayswater lived four years , producing shoots of 5 ft . or 6 ft . in length in one season , which were most beautifully covered with flowers . The plant grows so rapidly ...
... nearly all the year . A plant against our conservative wall at Bayswater lived four years , producing shoots of 5 ft . or 6 ft . in length in one season , which were most beautifully covered with flowers . The plant grows so rapidly ...
Page 1295
... nearly glaucous colour ; a few of which survive the winter , and harden into branches ; the rest perish and leave a knotty scar . Stipule membranous , obscurely trifid , shriveling , surrounding the joint , as in the polygonums . Leaves ...
... nearly glaucous colour ; a few of which survive the winter , and harden into branches ; the rest perish and leave a knotty scar . Stipule membranous , obscurely trifid , shriveling , surrounding the joint , as in the polygonums . Leaves ...
Page 1311
... nearly deciduous . Introduced in 1810 . 9. D. ( ? T. ) TOMENTO'SA Lam . The tomentose Daphne . Identification . Lam . Diet .; N. Du Ham . , 1. p . 26 . Synonymes . Passerina villosa Lin .; Lauréole cotonneuse Lam . Encyc . , 10 . Spec ...
... nearly deciduous . Introduced in 1810 . 9. D. ( ? T. ) TOMENTO'SA Lam . The tomentose Daphne . Identification . Lam . Diet .; N. Du Ham . , 1. p . 26 . Synonymes . Passerina villosa Lin .; Lauréole cotonneuse Lam . Encyc . , 10 . Spec ...
Page 1312
... nearly level heads , covered with flowers . The branches always take an upright direction , and are tipped with groups of pale pink blossoms , which are extremely fragrant , and expand very early in the spring . Price of plants , in the ...
... nearly level heads , covered with flowers . The branches always take an upright direction , and are tipped with groups of pale pink blossoms , which are extremely fragrant , and expand very early in the spring . Price of plants , in the ...
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