. 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. 1356. N. (b.) ilUbsa. 13S7. N. (b.) liUtea. of this or any other species of Nyssa; for though there are abundance of plants to be procured in the nurseries, yet there are very few of a tree-like size to be seen in pleasure-grounds. To insure the prosperity of the tree, it ought always to
. 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. 1356. N. (b.) ilUbsa. 13S7. N. (b.) liUtea. of this or any other species of Nyssa; for though there are abundance of plants to be procured in the nurseries, yet there are very few of a tree-like size to be seen in pleasure-grounds. To insure the prosperity of the tree, it ought always to be planted in moist peat, or near water. S 2. N. (b.) villo^sa Michx. The hairy-leaved Nyssa, or Tupelo Tree. Identification. Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 2. p. 258.; Willd. Sp. PI., 4. p. 1112.; Pursh Sept., 1. p. 177. Synohymes. N. sylvStica Mich. N. Amer.'Syl. 3. p. 33. ; N. tnultiflbra Wangenh. Amer. 46. t. 16. f. 39.; N. montana Hmt.; N. pedflnculis itiultifldris Gron. Virg. 121.; Sour Gum Tree, Black Gum, Yellow Gum, Amer.; haariger Tulpelobaum, Ger. Engravings. Michx. N. Amer. Syl., 3. t. 110.; and omfigs. 1356. and 1357. Spec. Char., S;c. Leaves oblong, entire, acute at both ends ; with the petiole, midrib, and edge villous. Female flowers about three upon a peduncle. Peduncle of female flowers long, and for the most part two-flowered. Nut small, ovate, obtuse, striated. (AficAx.) A deciduous tree. Carolina to Georgia. Height 60 ft. to 70 ft.; in England 10 ft. to 15 ft. Introduced in 1824, "•" and occasionally met with in collections. Flowers green- ish ; April and May. Fruit black, as in the preceding kind. t 3. N. (b.) ca'ndioans Michx. The whitish-/eaj)ec( Nyssa, or Ogechee Lime Tree, Identification. Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 2. p. 259.; Willd. Sp. PI., 4. p. 1113. Synonymes. N. capit^ta Walt., Ait. Hort. Kew., Michx. N. Amer. Syl. 3. p. 43.; N. coccinea Bar- tram ; Sour Tupelo Tree, Ogechee Lime Tree, Wild Lime; weisdicher Tulpelobaum, Ger. Engravings. Michx. N
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