. 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. papery layers annually, by which alone it is readily distinguished from the common arbutus. The plants, when young, are somewhat tender; but, it kept in pots till 2 or 3 feet high before they are planted out, they will endure the winters in the neighbourhood of London without any protect
. 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. papery layers annually, by which alone it is readily distinguished from the common arbutus. The plants, when young, are somewhat tender; but, it kept in pots till 2 or 3 feet high before they are planted out, they will endure the winters in the neighbourhood of London without any protection ; and will grow nearly as rapidly as the common arbutus, becoming eventually much larger and finer trees. t » i. A. PROCE^RA Douglas. The tall Arbutus, or Strawberry Tree. JfUniificaiion. Lindl. Bot Reg., Engravings. Bot. Reg., ; and OMr Jig. 1084. Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves oblong, serrated, or entire, smooth ; petioles smooth. Racemes terminal, panicles secund. (Lindl.) A small evergieen tree; in British gardens an evergreen bush, with fine broad glossy foliage. North-west coast of North America. Height 10 ft. to 20 ft. In- troduced in 1825. Flowers delicate, greenish white; May. Fruit like that of the common arbutus. Nearly allied to A. .4ndrachne ; but differing in the form and serratures of its leaves, and in the form and size of its ilowers. The root shoots are > covered with scattered bristles, as also are the leaf ^ stalk, and the leaves themselves on such shoots are very strongly serrated. «- A. TOMBNTO^SA Pursh. The downy Arbutus, or Strawberry Tree. Identification. Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 282.; Don's Mill., 3. p. 836. Synonyme. ^rctostiphylos tomentbsa Lindl. Bot. Engravings. Bot. Mag., t 3320.; Bot. Reg., ; and onr fig. 1085. Spec. Char., S^c. The whole plant, except the flowers, downy while young. Branches hispid. Leaves with short and hispid petioles, midribs hispid, and disks oval, acute, sub- cordate at the base,
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