. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. Lxxvii. coni'fer^ : pi'cea. 1039 seeds may be easily separated from them by a very slight exposure to the sun, and then by thrashing them, without having recourse to the kiln. The seeds should be sown, according to Sang, in March, and at such a distance as to allovr the plants to rise 1
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. Lxxvii. coni'fer^ : pi'cea. 1039 seeds may be easily separated from them by a very slight exposure to the sun, and then by thrashing them, without having recourse to the kiln. The seeds should be sown, according to Sang, in March, and at such a distance as to allovr the plants to rise 1 in. apart; and the covering, he says, should be a full inch thick. When the plants are 2 years old, they may be transplanted into nursery lines ; and, after being 2 years in that situation, they may either be again transplanted in the nursery, to a greater distance apart, or removed to where they are finally to remain. t 2. P. (p.) CEPHALO'MCA. The Cephalonian Silver Fir. IdenHJication, Gard. Mag., vol. xv. p. 23S. Synonymes. yTbies cephaldnica ^r6. 5r/^ 1st edit. p. 2325.; A. /axifblia i/or/.; .j. Luscombedna Hort. ; Koukounaria and Elatos, in Cep/tatonfa ; Mount Enos Fir. Engravings, Ovajigs. 1940. to 1944. Spec. Char., Sfc. Cones erect. Leaves subulate, flat; dark green above, and silvery beneath ; tapering from the base to the summit, which terminates in a sharp spine. Petioles very short, dilated lengthwise at the point of their attachment to the branches ; the dilated part of a much lighter green than the rest of the leaf. Scales of the cones closely resembling those of P. pecfinata. A tree. Cephalonia, on the Black Mountain, the highest point of which is the Mount Enos. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843; Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843. A
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