The Trees of America; Native and Foreign, Pictorially and Botanically Delineated, and Scientifically and Popularly DescribedHarper & brothers, 1857 - 520 páginas |
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... various trees . Among those which prove the most injurious to it in the United States , are several species of the Geometridæ , such as span- worms , loopers , measurers , etc. , some of which also feed indiscriminately upon the elm ...
... various trees . Among those which prove the most injurious to it in the United States , are several species of the Geometridæ , such as span- worms , loopers , measurers , etc. , some of which also feed indiscriminately upon the elm ...
Página 45
... Various experiments have been tried to arrest their course , but most of them have proved fruitless , except by crushing the in- sects to death , or by destroying their eggs . Properties and Uses . The wood of the lime - tree , as ...
... Various experiments have been tried to arrest their course , but most of them have proved fruitless , except by crushing the in- sects to death , or by destroying their eggs . Properties and Uses . The wood of the lime - tree , as ...
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... various parts of the country , it is turned into domestic utensils of various 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 ...
... various parts of the country , it is turned into domestic utensils of various 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 ...
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... various pencils . Fruit , a 9 to 12 - celled berry , glo- bose , or flattened at the ends , with a thin or rough golden - yellow , or tawny rind , and a sweet , or bitter- sour pulp . Petioles , winged , sometimes nearly naked . Leaves ...
... various pencils . Fruit , a 9 to 12 - celled berry , glo- bose , or flattened at the ends , with a thin or rough golden - yellow , or tawny rind , and a sweet , or bitter- sour pulp . Petioles , winged , sometimes nearly naked . Leaves ...
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... various experiments , I found that pieces of two - year old wood struck quite well ; and in place , therefore , of putting in cuttings six or eight inches long , I have taken off cuttings from ten inches to two feet long , and struck ...
... various experiments , I found that pieces of two - year old wood struck quite well ; and in place , therefore , of putting in cuttings six or eight inches long , I have taken off cuttings from ten inches to two feet long , and struck ...
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