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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 1259
... species is a subevergreen climber , a native of North America ; and , like all the plants of this order , easily propagated by cuttings of the roots , or shoots . 1. B. CAPREOLA TA L. The tendriled Bignonia , or Trumpet Flower ...
... species is a subevergreen climber , a native of North America ; and , like all the plants of this order , easily propagated by cuttings of the roots , or shoots . 1. B. CAPREOLA TA L. The tendriled Bignonia , or Trumpet Flower ...
Page 1269
... species in the Cambridge Botanic Garden , in 1816 , produced leaves nearly a foot in length , and half a foot in breadth ; giving out , when handled , an odour resembling that of the bruised wood of S. Dul- camara . This species ...
... species in the Cambridge Botanic Garden , in 1816 , produced leaves nearly a foot in length , and half a foot in breadth ; giving out , when handled , an odour resembling that of the bruised wood of S. Dul- camara . This species ...
Page 1272
... species , as only different varieties , it does not follow from that circumstance that each sort may not be tolerably distinct . Wherever plants are raised in great numbers from seed , it is easy to pick out from among the seedlings ...
... species , as only different varieties , it does not follow from that circumstance that each sort may not be tolerably distinct . Wherever plants are raised in great numbers from seed , it is easy to pick out from among the seedlings ...
Page 1278
... species which might be tried against a conservative wall in the south of England . 1130 If , after perusing what is stated in this work respecting the half - hardy ligneous plants of any order or tribe , the reader will turn to the same ...
... species which might be tried against a conservative wall in the south of England . 1130 If , after perusing what is stated in this work respecting the half - hardy ligneous plants of any order or tribe , the reader will turn to the same ...
Page 1284
... species which was introduced from Valparaiso in 1825 . 1150 Dracocephalum canariense Com . Hort . , 2. t . 41. , is an old favourite , much esteemed for its fragrance . Trained against a wall , and protected during winter , it will , in ...
... species which was introduced from Valparaiso in 1825 . 1150 Dracocephalum canariense Com . Hort . , 2. t . 41. , is an old favourite , much esteemed for its fragrance . Trained against a wall , and protected during winter , it will , in ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
40 years planted acorns álba Amer appears arboretum bark beech beneath birch Borrer Botanic Garden Bracteas branches buds Calyx catkins Char circumference climate of London colour deciduous diameter downy Engravings female Flitwick flowers foliage footstalks Forbes in Sal Forest France fruit genus girt glabrous glaucous green ground growing growth head height Henfield Hort Horticultural Horticultural Society's Garden Identification insect introduced kind Koch Comm lanceolate larvæ leaf leaves Lodd Loddiges Loddiges's London male Michaux Michx native nearly North nurseries oblong obovate Ovary ovate peduncles petiole poplar produced Pursh Pursh Fl Rees's Cyclo seeds serrated sessile Sexes shoots shrub silky Smith Eng Smith in Rees's smooth soil Spec species specimens stalked Stamens Stigmas Stipules Synonymes Syst timber tree trunk 2 ft variety Willd Willow Woburn Woburn Abbey wood young