The Trees of America: Native and Foreign, Pictorially and Botanically Delineated, and Scientifically and Popularly Described. Illustrated by Numerous EngravingsHarper, 1846 - 520 páginas |
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... called M. g . argentea , and another with longer leaves than usual , called M. g . longifolia . There are also two varieties , supposed to be hybrids , produced between this species and the Magnolia umbrella . They are usually known ...
... called M. g . argentea , and another with longer leaves than usual , called M. g . longifolia . There are also two varieties , supposed to be hybrids , produced between this species and the Magnolia umbrella . They are usually known ...
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... called Umbrella - tree on account of the leaves being disposed somewhat in the form of an umbrella . It is called Elkwood in the mountains of Virginia , probably from the resemblance which the points of the shoots bear to the horns of ...
... called Umbrella - tree on account of the leaves being disposed somewhat in the form of an umbrella . It is called Elkwood in the mountains of Virginia , probably from the resemblance which the points of the shoots bear to the horns of ...
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... called Long - leaved Cucumber - tree from the length of its leaves , and the form of its fruit ; and Indian Physic , because it was much used by the aborigines as medicine . Engravings . Michaux , North American Sylva , pl . 56 ; Loudon ...
... called Long - leaved Cucumber - tree from the length of its leaves , and the form of its fruit ; and Indian Physic , because it was much used by the aborigines as medicine . Engravings . Michaux , North American Sylva , pl . 56 ; Loudon ...
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... called Poplar , from its general appearance to trees of the genus Populus ; White - wood , and Yellow Poplar , from the colour of its timber : Canoe - wood , from the use to which it is applied by the native Indians ; and Saddle - tree ...
... called Poplar , from its general appearance to trees of the genus Populus ; White - wood , and Yellow Poplar , from the colour of its timber : Canoe - wood , from the use to which it is applied by the native Indians ; and Saddle - tree ...
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... called stipules . In spring , when the weather is warm and humid , the growth of the leaves is very rapid . They are six or eight inches broad , borne on long petioles , alternate , somewhat fleshy , smooth , and of a pleas- ing green ...
... called stipules . In spring , when the weather is warm and humid , the growth of the leaves is very rapid . They are six or eight inches broad , borne on long petioles , alternate , somewhat fleshy , smooth , and of a pleas- ing green ...
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