The Trees of America; Native and Foreign, Pictorially and Botanically Delineated, and Scientifically and Popularly DescribedHarper & brothers, 1857 - 520 páginas |
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... Properties and Uses . The medicinal virtues of this magnificent tree were familiar to the southern Indians , while they were accustomed proudly to point it out as the glory of the forest . The bark of its roots was used by them in Flor ...
... Properties and Uses . The medicinal virtues of this magnificent tree were familiar to the southern Indians , while they were accustomed proudly to point it out as the glory of the forest . The bark of its roots was used by them in Flor ...
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... Properties and Uses . In general , this tree can only be used for ornamental purposes , and no collection should be without it . The wood , however , is some- times employed for making joiners ' tools ; and the bark is also used in some ...
... Properties and Uses . In general , this tree can only be used for ornamental purposes , and no collection should be without it . The wood , however , is some- times employed for making joiners ' tools ; and the bark is also used in some ...
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... Properties and Uses . The wood of the Magnolia umbrella is spongy , brittle , with a large pith , soft , porous , and of very little use . Hence it may be consid- ered of little or no utility except for the purposes of ornament ...
... Properties and Uses . The wood of the Magnolia umbrella is spongy , brittle , with a large pith , soft , porous , and of very little use . Hence it may be consid- ered of little or no utility except for the purposes of ornament ...
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... Properties and Uses . The wood of this species is soft and light , weighing , when dry , twenty - six pounds to a cubic foot . Being comparatively rare in the United States , its timber is not in general use . Where it can be obtained ...
... Properties and Uses . The wood of this species is soft and light , weighing , when dry , twenty - six pounds to a cubic foot . Being comparatively rare in the United States , its timber is not in general use . Where it can be obtained ...
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... Properties and Uses . The wood of the Magnolia auriculata is soft , spongy , and very light , and when dry , weighs only twenty - four pounds to a cubic foot . The bark has an agreeable , aromatic odour , and an infusion of it in some ...
... Properties and Uses . The wood of the Magnolia auriculata is soft , spongy , and very light , and when dry , weighs only twenty - four pounds to a cubic foot . The bark has an agreeable , aromatic odour , and an infusion of it in some ...
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