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 1455
... willow belongs that we intend to cultivate for use is obvious . It appears , also , from Dr. Host's work , that the ... willows in Mr. Crowe's garden , along with that botanist , " seedlings innumerable , " he says , " springing up all ...
... willow belongs that we intend to cultivate for use is obvious . It appears , also , from Dr. Host's work , that the ... willows in Mr. Crowe's garden , along with that botanist , " seedlings innumerable , " he says , " springing up all ...
Page 1458
... willow since the time of the Romans ; till the slight notices of the uses of willows given by Ray , and afterwards by Evelyn . The first systematic essay on the subject appears to have been written by Dr. Walker , about the latter end ...
... willow since the time of the Romans ; till the slight notices of the uses of willows given by Ray , and afterwards by Evelyn . The first systematic essay on the subject appears to have been written by Dr. Walker , about the latter end ...
Page 1459
... willows is London ; but they are in demand , more or less , in every town in the country . The willow is frequently cultivated as a pollard , the lop being valuable for fence - wood , poles , hurdles , and fuel . It is sometimes , also ...
... willows is London ; but they are in demand , more or less , in every town in the country . The willow is frequently cultivated as a pollard , the lop being valuable for fence - wood , poles , hurdles , and fuel . It is sometimes , also ...
Page 1460
... willow bark , when dried and pulverised , to yield 1 oz . of salicine . ( Ibid . ) The wood of the willow is soft , smooth , and light that of the Salix càprea is heavier than that of any other species of the genus , weighing , when dry ...
... willow bark , when dried and pulverised , to yield 1 oz . of salicine . ( Ibid . ) The wood of the willow is soft , smooth , and light that of the Salix càprea is heavier than that of any other species of the genus , weighing , when dry ...
Page 1461
... willow hats were formerly manufac- tured in England , and sheets of what is called willow , which is a kind of stuff woven with fine strips of the wood and afterwards stiffened , are still in common use for the framework of bonnets ...
... willow hats were formerly manufac- tured in England , and sheets of what is called willow , which is a kind of stuff woven with fine strips of the wood and afterwards stiffened , are still in common use for the framework of bonnets ...
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