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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... resemble petals . Corolla of from 6-9 petals . Sta- mens numerous . Pistils numerous . Carpels disposed compactly in spikes , opening by the external angle , 1-2 - seeded , permanent . Seeds baccate , somewhat cordate , pendulous ...
... resemble petals . Corolla of from 6-9 petals . Sta- mens numerous . Pistils numerous . Carpels disposed compactly in spikes , opening by the external angle , 1-2 - seeded , permanent . Seeds baccate , somewhat cordate , pendulous ...
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... resembling a beautiful column ; and , from its dark - green foliage , silvered over with milk - white flowers , it ... resembles that of the beech , and is disagreeably bitter when chewed to a pulp . The leaves vary from six to twelve ...
... resembling a beautiful column ; and , from its dark - green foliage , silvered over with milk - white flowers , it ... resembles that of the beech , and is disagreeably bitter when chewed to a pulp . The leaves vary from six to twelve ...
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... resembling some of the qualities of the Laurus sassafras ; and Beaver - tree , because the root is eaten as a great dainty by beavers , which are sometimes caught by means of it . Michaux tells us that it is felled by them for ...
... resembling some of the qualities of the Laurus sassafras ; and Beaver - tree , because the root is eaten as a great dainty by beavers , which are sometimes caught by means of it . Michaux tells us that it is felled by them for ...
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... resembling a small cucumber . The other names are translations of the botanic one , except Blue Magnolia , which has ... resemble small cucumbers . They are rose- coloured , and , as in the fruit of the.
... resembling a small cucumber . The other names are translations of the botanic one , except Blue Magnolia , which has ... resemble small cucumbers . They are rose- coloured , and , as in the fruit of the.
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... resembles the type of this species . It is found growing in insulated situations on the banks of the rivers in upper Georgia , and on those of the streams which traverse the western part of South Carolina . It appears to have been ...
... resembles the type of this species . It is found growing in insulated situations on the banks of the rivers in upper Georgia , and on those of the streams which traverse the western part of South Carolina . It appears to have been ...
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