. 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. 674 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM ]313. F. ^'gnus cdstus. Africa, and Egypt. Height 5 ft. to 6 ft. Introd. 1570. Flowers white, bluish white, or reddish white ; Sept. Variety. * V. A. 2 latifilia Mill. (N. Du Ham., vi. p. 116.) has the leaflets broader and shorter than those of t
. 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. 674 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM ]313. F. ^'gnus cdstus. Africa, and Egypt. Height 5 ft. to 6 ft. Introd. 1570. Flowers white, bluish white, or reddish white ; Sept. Variety. * V. A. 2 latifilia Mill. (N. Du Ham., vi. p. 116.) has the leaflets broader and shorter than those of the species. The spikes of flowers are shorter, and the flowers are always blue. South of France and Italy. Its flowers have an agreeable odour ; but the leaves have an unpleasant smell, although aromatic. No seeds are produced in England. The plant grows freely in any soil that is tolerably dry; and it is readily propagated by cuttings, put in in autumn, and protected with a hand-glass. In the Paris nurseries it is frequently raised from seeds received from Italy, and both in France and England the plant sometimes produces suckers, as 2. V. (A.) iNCi^SA Lam. The cut-leaved Chaste Tree. Identification. Lam. Diet., 2. p. 612.; Willd. Sp., 3. p. 392. : N Du Ham., 6. p. 116. Synonyme. V. Negundo Bot. Mag. t. 364. Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 364. ; and our Ji^. 1314- Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves digitate, composed of five leaflets, subpinnatifid. {Lam.) A deciduous shrub. China. Height 4 ft. to 5 ft. Introduced in 1738. Flowers bluish, purplish, or whitish ; July to September. This supposed species, though not common in British gardens, is quite hardy in the Jardin des Plantes, where it grows v.'ith great vigour, and flowers profusely. Distin- guished at a glance from the preceding and following species, by its long linear fine deep green leaflets. arbo'rea Eox. The arboreous Chaste Tree. Identijication. Rox. Flor. Ind., vol. 3. p. 73. ; Royle Illust, vol. 1. p. 292. EngraviTigs. Oar fig.
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