The Trees of America; Native and Foreign, Pictorially and Botanically Delineated, and Scientifically and Popularly DescribedHarper & brothers, 1857 - 520 páginas |
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... growth than the preceding , and seldom exceeds forty feet in height . The colour of the bark is dark , and the branches are slender . The leaves are smaller , and differ widely in size , according to the exposure in which they grow . In ...
... growth than the preceding , and seldom exceeds forty feet in height . The colour of the bark is dark , and the branches are slender . The leaves are smaller , and differ widely in size , according to the exposure in which they grow . In ...
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... growth is surprisingly luxuriant . A swampy soil , and a low , sheltered situation appear to be the most congenial to its growth . In preparing an artificial soil , either for this species or the Gordonia pubescens , it should be ...
... growth is surprisingly luxuriant . A swampy soil , and a low , sheltered situation appear to be the most congenial to its growth . In preparing an artificial soil , either for this species or the Gordonia pubescens , it should be ...
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... growth , in conserva- tories , in France , as well as in Britain . The plants were mostly procured from Genoa , with stems generally from four to six feet in height ; they were planted in large boxes , and were set out during summer ...
... growth , in conserva- tories , in France , as well as in Britain . The plants were mostly procured from Genoa , with stems generally from four to six feet in height ; they were planted in large boxes , and were set out during summer ...
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... growth of this species depends fully as much upon soil and situation as upon latitude ; and we are induced to infer , that , if the temperature be sufficiently high for maturing the flavour , the fruit is delicious in proportion to the ...
... growth of this species depends fully as much upon soil and situation as upon latitude ; and we are induced to infer , that , if the temperature be sufficiently high for maturing the flavour , the fruit is delicious in proportion to the ...
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... growth , their heads are com- pletely concealed beneath the shells of their bodies ; their beaks or suckers appear to proceed from their breasts ; and their legs , which are six in number , are so short that they are not visible from ...
... growth , their heads are com- pletely concealed beneath the shells of their bodies ; their beaks or suckers appear to proceed from their breasts ; and their legs , which are six in number , are so short that they are not visible from ...
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