. 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. burnt, and hence, in the country where it grows, it is frequently called Stinking Cedar. It makes excellent rails, and is not liable to the attacks of insects. {Ann. Nat. Hist., vol. i. p. 129.) Canterbury Nurserj'. Genus III. SALISBU'R/./4 Smith. The Salisbukia. Lin. Sysi. Monce^cia Pol
. 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. burnt, and hence, in the country where it grows, it is frequently called Stinking Cedar. It makes excellent rails, and is not liable to the attacks of insects. {Ann. Nat. Hist., vol. i. p. 129.) Canterbury Nurserj'. Genus III. SALISBU'R/./4 Smith. The Salisbukia. Lin. Sysi. Monce^cia Polyandria. Ident^ation. Lin. Trans., 3. p. 330.; Willd. Sp. PI., 4. p. 472. ; Horn. Hort. Reg. Haff. 2. p. 903. SynoTUfme, Ginkgo of Keempfer, Linnsus, and others Derivation. Named in honour of R. A. SaUsbury,- , &c., a distinguished botanist. Ginkgo is the aboriginal name in Japan. Gen. Char. Male flowers in tapering, decurved, bractless catkins, which are borne several from one bud. Floiuers many in a catkin, each appearing as a stamen only, and consisting of a short filament-like stalk.—Female flowers borne from a bud, from which leaves are also produced; and on peduncles, either single or several on the pedicels of a branched peduncle. Floiuers seated in a shallow cup, formed of the dilated tip of the peduncle or pedicel,. 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. Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum. London : F. Warne & Co. ; New York : Scribner, Welford & Armstrong
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