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 1260
... produced at the ends of the shoots , in large bunches ; and have long swelling tubes , shaped somewhat like a ... producing tufts of leaves and fine flowers , abundantly at the extremity of the branches , but being rather apt to become ...
... produced at the ends of the shoots , in large bunches ; and have long swelling tubes , shaped somewhat like a ... producing tufts of leaves and fine flowers , abundantly at the extremity of the branches , but being rather apt to become ...
Page 1264
... produced by this plant in a single season , if it were thought desirable to incur a little extra expense . By preparing a large mass of turfy loam well enriched with leaf mould , or thoroughly decomposed manure , and by mixing this mass ...
... produced by this plant in a single season , if it were thought desirable to incur a little extra expense . By preparing a large mass of turfy loam well enriched with leaf mould , or thoroughly decomposed manure , and by mixing this mass ...
Page 1269
... produces egg - shaped fruit , of a deep crimson colour . The fruit are about the size and shape of magnum bonum plums , and ... produced leaves nearly a foot in length , and half a foot in breadth ; giving out , when handled , an odour ...
... produces egg - shaped fruit , of a deep crimson colour . The fruit are about the size and shape of magnum bonum plums , and ... produced leaves nearly a foot in length , and half a foot in breadth ; giving out , when handled , an odour ...
Page 1275
... produces its white flowers in October and November . Though ge- nerally kept in the stove , it has been found to stand the ... produced in June and July . It stands out in the Chelsea Botanic Garden , and flowers freely every year . The ...
... produces its white flowers in October and November . Though ge- nerally kept in the stove , it has been found to stand the ... produced in June and July . It stands out in the Chelsea Botanic Garden , and flowers freely every year . The ...
Page 1277
... produced in August and September . B. crispa Royle Illust . , p . 291. , is said to be a highly ornamental shrub , found at moderate elevations in the Himalayas . App . I. Half - hardy ligneous Plants of the Order Scrophulariacea ...
... produced in August and September . B. crispa Royle Illust . , p . 291. , is said to be a highly ornamental shrub , found at moderate elevations in the Himalayas . App . I. Half - hardy ligneous Plants of the Order Scrophulariacea ...
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