The Trees of America; Native and Foreign, Pictorially and Botanically Delineated, and Scientifically and Popularly DescribedHarper & brothers, 1857 - 520 páginas |
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... kinds of wood , in regard to their strength , durability , value as fuel , and a variety of other useful information respecting timber and trees never before published . In conclusion , the author requests that his readers will ...
... kinds of wood , in regard to their strength , durability , value as fuel , and a variety of other useful information respecting timber and trees never before published . In conclusion , the author requests that his readers will ...
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... kinds . This shrub makes excellent hedges ; but there exists a prejudice against it among agriculturists both in Europe and in Amer- ica , from its supposed influence in producing blight , or mildew , on the corn or grain growing near ...
... kinds . This shrub makes excellent hedges ; but there exists a prejudice against it among agriculturists both in Europe and in Amer- ica , from its supposed influence in producing blight , or mildew , on the corn or grain growing near ...
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... kinds of cattle . This tree was highly esteemed by the Romans for its shade ; and , according to Pliny , for the numerous uses to which its wood might be applied . In modern times , the lime - tree was one of the first to attract the ...
... kinds of cattle . This tree was highly esteemed by the Romans for its shade ; and , according to Pliny , for the numerous uses to which its wood might be applied . In modern times , the lime - tree was one of the first to attract the ...
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... kinds , carved into toys , and turned into small boxes for apothecaries . The most elegant use to which it is applied , is for carving , for which it is superior to every other wood . Many of the fine carvings in Windsor Castle ...
... kinds , carved into toys , and turned into small boxes for apothecaries . The most elegant use to which it is applied , is for carving , for which it is superior to every other wood . Many of the fine carvings in Windsor Castle ...
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... kinds ; and is also carved into images for the heads of vessels , and other ornamental work . The young trees are sometimes cut , and employed as rails for rural fences ; but they are not dura- ble when thus exposed . The wood is almost ...
... kinds ; and is also carved into images for the heads of vessels , and other ornamental work . The young trees are sometimes cut , and employed as rails for rural fences ; but they are not dura- ble when thus exposed . The wood is almost ...
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