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 1384
... poplars , the narrow - leaved elm requires the least care or pruning after it is planted ; and , at the same time , no tree will bear better than it does the knife or the shears . All the branches may be cut from the stem , except a ...
... poplars , the narrow - leaved elm requires the least care or pruning after it is planted ; and , at the same time , no tree will bear better than it does the knife or the shears . All the branches may be cut from the stem , except a ...
Page 1387
... poplar . The larvæ devour the liber , or inner bark , making long galleries in the wood , like the insects that attack the pear tree ( see p . 886. ) , and finally destroying the tree . Many remedies have been proposed ; but that of ...
... poplar . The larvæ devour the liber , or inner bark , making long galleries in the wood , like the insects that attack the pear tree ( see p . 886. ) , and finally destroying the tree . Many remedies have been proposed ; but that of ...
Page 1425
... poplar , & c . ) , it forms an erect well - balanced tree , even in exposed situations . The walnut is generally considered injurious , by its shade , both to man and plants . Pliny says that even the oak will not thrive near the walnut ...
... poplar , & c . ) , it forms an erect well - balanced tree , even in exposed situations . The walnut is generally considered injurious , by its shade , both to man and plants . Pliny says that even the oak will not thrive near the walnut ...
Page 1448
... poplar hawk moth . The caterpillar buries in the ground , and varies very much as to the time in continues there : one observed by Abbott having gone into the ground in May , and reappeared in June ; and another having buried itself in ...
... poplar hawk moth . The caterpillar buries in the ground , and varies very much as to the time in continues there : one observed by Abbott having gone into the ground in May , and reappeared in June ; and another having buried itself in ...
Page 1455
... poplars , limes , elms , and others . " ( Eng . Fl . , iv . p . 165. ) It is much to be wished that some cultivator of willows would endeavour to originate , scientifically , some hybrids between species with opposite characters of ...
... poplars , limes , elms , and others . " ( Eng . Fl . , iv . p . 165. ) It is much to be wished that some cultivator of willows would endeavour to originate , scientifically , some hybrids between species with opposite characters of ...
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