The Trees of America: Native and Foreign, Pictorially and Botanically Delineated, and Scientifically and Popularly Described. Illustrated by Numerous Engravings |
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The German name , Gurkenbaum , means Cucumber - tree ; and Bieberbaum
signifies Bearer - tree , which is sometimes applied in America to the Magnolia
glauca . Generic Characters . Calyx of 3 deciduous sepals , that resemble petals .
The German name , Gurkenbaum , means Cucumber - tree ; and Bieberbaum
signifies Bearer - tree , which is sometimes applied in America to the Magnolia
glauca . Generic Characters . Calyx of 3 deciduous sepals , that resemble petals .
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Its head often forms a perfect cone , placed on a clean , straight trunk ,
resembling a beautiful column ; and , from its dark ... The bark of the trunk is
smooth , grayish , and somewhat resembles that of the beech . and is
disagreeably bitter when ...
Its head often forms a perfect cone , placed on a clean , straight trunk ,
resembling a beautiful column ; and , from its dark ... The bark of the trunk is
smooth , grayish , and somewhat resembles that of the beech . and is
disagreeably bitter when ...
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It is named Sucamp Sassafras on account of its growing in boggy grounds , and
resembling some of the qualities of the Laurus gassafras ; and Beaver - tree ,
because the root is eaten as a great dainty by beavers , which are sometimes
caught ...
It is named Sucamp Sassafras on account of its growing in boggy grounds , and
resembling some of the qualities of the Laurus gassafras ; and Beaver - tree ,
because the root is eaten as a great dainty by beavers , which are sometimes
caught ...
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Derirations . This species is called Cucumber - tree , from its fruit resembling a
small cucumber . The other names are translations of the botanic one , except
Blue Magnolia , which has reference to the bluish colour of the flowers .
Engravings .
Derirations . This species is called Cucumber - tree , from its fruit resembling a
small cucumber . The other names are translations of the botanic one , except
Blue Magnolia , which has reference to the bluish colour of the flowers .
Engravings .
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This variety , in its general appearance and in the form of its fruit , very nearly
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 ...
This variety , in its general appearance and in the form of its fruit , very nearly
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 ...
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