The Trees of America; Native and Foreign, Pictorially and Botanically Delineated, and Scientifically and Popularly DescribedHarper & brothers, 1857 - 520 páginas |
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... wood , without which it can neither resist the severe frosts of winter , nor form blossom - buds . At Kinlet , in Worcestershire , England , there is a tulip - tree , in a sandy loam , and partially sheltered situation , the lower part ...
... wood , without which it can neither resist the severe frosts of winter , nor form blossom - buds . At Kinlet , in Worcestershire , England , there is a tulip - tree , in a sandy loam , and partially sheltered situation , the lower part ...
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... trees which would produce excel- lent timber , if cut down . We have never heard of any having been felled for this purpose . Every possessor of a tulip - tree , in Europe , values it far higher for its beauty in a living state , than ...
... trees which would produce excel- lent timber , if cut down . We have never heard of any having been felled for this purpose . Every possessor of a tulip - tree , in Europe , values it far higher for its beauty in a living state , than ...
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... tulip - tree , and the sycamore ( platanus . ) Propagation and Culture . All the varieties of this species may be propagated from seeds , by cuttings , and by grafting ; but , from the facility with which they can be multiplied by ...
... tulip - tree , and the sycamore ( platanus . ) Propagation and Culture . All the varieties of this species may be propagated from seeds , by cuttings , and by grafting ; but , from the facility with which they can be multiplied by ...
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... trees . In the northern parts of the United States , and in the British provinces , where the tulip - tree does not abound , it is used for the panels of carriage bodies , and the seats of chairs . In Kentucky and the western states , the ...
... trees . In the northern parts of the United States , and in the British provinces , where the tulip - tree does not abound , it is used for the panels of carriage bodies , and the seats of chairs . In Kentucky and the western states , the ...
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... wood , for inlaying furniture of mahogany , cherry - tree , and black walnut ; though it is less suitable for this purpose , as it soon changes colour by exposure to light . Wooden bowls are also made of it , when that of ash , or tulip - ...
... wood , for inlaying furniture of mahogany , cherry - tree , and black walnut ; though it is less suitable for this purpose , as it soon changes colour by exposure to light . Wooden bowls are also made of it , when that of ash , or tulip - ...
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