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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... less regularly formed , is interesting on ac- count of its beautiful foliage and sweet - scented flow- ers . It sometimes attains an elevation of forty feet , with a diameter of ten or twelve inches ; but it does not ordinarily exceed ...
... less regularly formed , is interesting on ac- count of its beautiful foliage and sweet - scented flow- ers . It sometimes attains an elevation of forty feet , with a diameter of ten or twelve inches ; but it does not ordinarily exceed ...
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... less even . " The Magnolia acuminata was first discovered by John Bartram in 1736 , and was sent by him to that venerable English amateur , Peter Collinson . Being readily propagated by layers , and very hardy , it was soon extensively ...
... less even . " The Magnolia acuminata was first discovered by John Bartram in 1736 , and was sent by him to that venerable English amateur , Peter Collinson . Being readily propagated by layers , and very hardy , it was soon extensively ...
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... less , that it is regarded by most botanists as only a vari- ety . It is usually described under the name of Magnolia pyramidata . The tree , according to Bartram , grows straight and erect , thirty feet or more in height , and of a ...
... less , that it is regarded by most botanists as only a vari- ety . It is usually described under the name of Magnolia pyramidata . The tree , according to Bartram , grows straight and erect , thirty feet or more in height , and of a ...
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... less purple without , and always white within ; put forth in March , April or May , but do not fully expand till a day or two before they drop off . The bark , when bruised , has an aromatic odour . Varieties . Although plants of this ...
... less purple without , and always white within ; put forth in March , April or May , but do not fully expand till a day or two before they drop off . The bark , when bruised , has an aromatic odour . Varieties . Although plants of this ...
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... less introduced into the United States from Europe , and has naturalized itself in waste places , and about cultivated grounds in the northern states , and in the British American provinces . The plant is mentioned by Pliny ; and ...
... less introduced into the United States from Europe , and has naturalized itself in waste places , and about cultivated grounds in the northern states , and in the British American provinces . The plant is mentioned by Pliny ; and ...
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