 | Elizabeth Kent (botanist.) - 1825 - 466 páginas
...it loves, rises higher than the generality of trees ; and after it has assumed the dignity and hoary roughness of age, few of its forest brethren, though...not a forester, excel it in grandeur and beauty. The character of the Elm, in its skeleton, partakes much of the oak ; so much, that when it is rough and... | |
 | 1830 - 632 páginas
...dignity, and bout roughness of age, few of its forest-brethren excel it in grandeur and beauty. The Elm n the first tree that salutes the early spring with...the Oak, whose early leaf has generally more of the otrre cut. unequal at the base. Flowers on short stalks, four or five-cleft, with four or five stamens... | |
 | William Gilpin - 1834 - 432 páginas
...loves, rises higher than the generality of trees ; and after it has assumed the dignity, and hoary roughness of age, few of its forest brethren (though,...whose early leaf has generally more of the olive cast. We see them sometimes in fine harmony together, about the end of April and the beginning of May. We... | |
 | Book - 1837 - 232 páginas
...adapted to receive grand masses of light. In this respect it is superior both to the oak and the ash." The Elm is the first tree that salutes the early Spring...whose early leaf has generally more of the olive cast. We see them sometimes in fine harmony together, about the end of April and the beginning of May. The... | |
 | 1837 - 260 páginas
...adapted to receive grand masses of light. In this respect it is superior both to the oak and the ash. The Elm is the first tree that salutes the early Spring...whose early leaf has generally more of the olive cast. We see them sometimes in fine harmony together, about the end of April and the beginning of May. The... | |
 | 1837 - 538 páginas
...adapted to receive grand masses of light. In this respect it is superior both to the oak and the ash. The Elm is the first tree that salutes the early Spring...whose early leaf has generally more of the olive cast. We see them sometimes in fine harmony together, about the end of April and the beginning of May. The... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - 1838 - 794 páginas
...loves, rises higher than the generality ot trees ; and, after it has assumed the dignity and hoary roughness of age, few of its forest brethren (though,...whose early leaf has generally more of the olive cast. We see them sometimes in fine harmony together, about the end of April and the beginning of May. We... | |
 | William Fleming - 1838 - 646 páginas
...Gilpin, " rises higher than the generality of trees, and after it has assumed the dignity and hoary roughness of age, few of its forest brethren, though,...oak, whose early leaf has generally more of the olive rast. In the spring its light green is very discordant with the glowing hue of its companion, but as... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - 1838 - 796 páginas
...loves, rises higher than the generality of trees ; and, after it has assumed the dignity and hoary roughness of age, few of its forest brethren (though,...contrasts agreeably with the oak, whose early leaf haa generally more of the olive cast. U <• see them sometimes in fine harmony together, about the... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - 1838 - 784 páginas
...loves, rises higher than the generality of trees ; and, after it has assumed the dignity and hoary roughness of age, few of its forest brethren (though,...forester) excel it in grandeur and beauty. The elm is the ñrst tree that salutes the early spring with its light and cheerful green; a tint which contrasts... | |
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The elm naturally grows upright, and, when it meets with a soil it loves, rises higher than the generality of trees ; and after it has assumed the dignity and hoary roughness of age, few of its forest brethren ^though, properly speaking, it is not a forester)... 
