. 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. , s. 4 myrbfoha Lam. Encyc. — Dwari. Leaves , small, oblong, narrowish. A pretty little plant; W generally quite low, but, under favourable cir- « cumstances, growing to a considerable size. isrs. b. s. suffniacisa. In a wild state, the box seldom exceeds the height of 12 or 15 feet in B
. 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. , s. 4 myrbfoha Lam. Encyc. — Dwari. Leaves , small, oblong, narrowish. A pretty little plant; W generally quite low, but, under favourable cir- « cumstances, growing to a considerable size. isrs. b. s. suffniacisa. In a wild state, the box seldom exceeds the height of 12 or 15 feet in Bri- tain ; but in Turkey and Asia Minor trees of it have been found as high as 23 ft. The thickness of the trunk is very considerable in proportion to its height, and, in full-grown trees, varies from 6 in. to 8 in. in diameter. The tree -will bear the knife patiently, and is therefore, and from the closeness of its habit of growth, well adapted for clipped hedges, and all kinds of verdant ar- chitectuj'e and statuary. It grows slowlj', rarely making shoots of more than 6 or 8 inches annually. But the tree is of great longevity ; and so hardy, that it is almost the only evergreen, exclusive of the Coniferse, that will stand in the open air, without protection, in the gardens of Paris, Berlin, and Vi- enna. The wood of the box is remarkably heavy ; weighing, when newly cut, 80 lb. 7 oz. per cubic foot, and, when perfectly dry, 68 lb. 12 oz. and 7 gr. It is the only Euro[)ean wood that will sink in water : it is yellow, very hard, and susceptible of a fine polish. The wood was formerly much used in Eng- land in cabinet-making and inlaying, as it still is in France ; and, also, in both countries, for musical and mathematical instruments, combs, and various arti- cles of turnery. The principal use of the boxwood, however, at present, is for wood-engraving; and for this purpose it is an important article of commerce. The different kinds of box tree are propagated by seeds, cuttin
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