. Arboretum et fruticetum Britannicum; or, The trees and shrubs of Britain, native and foreign, hardy and half-hardy, pictorially and botanically delineated, and scientifically and popularly described; with their propagation, culture, management, and uses in the arts, in useful and ornamental plantations, and in landscape-gardening; preceded by a historical and geographical outline of the trees and shrubs of temperate climates throughout the world . es simple. A tree,from 50 ft. to liO ft. high ;flowering in June and by Blume near thesources of the river Tji-barrum, in the mountains


. Arboretum et fruticetum Britannicum; or, The trees and shrubs of Britain, native and foreign, hardy and half-hardy, pictorially and botanically delineated, and scientifically and popularly described; with their propagation, culture, management, and uses in the arts, in useful and ornamental plantations, and in landscape-gardening; preceded by a historical and geographical outline of the trees and shrubs of temperate climates throughout the world . es simple. A tree,from 50 ft. to liO ft. high ;flowering in June and by Blume near thesources of the river Tji-barrum, in the mountainsof Ged^. (Blume.) Q. ilegam Blume Fl. Jav.,t 10. ; and our Jig. elegant Oak. i-eavesobovate, or ,bluntly acuminate, narrow-ed intothepetiole, in long spikes. Amagnificent tree, with athick trunk, freciuently at-taining the height of (iO native of the woods ofthe province of Bantam, and in mountainous places. {Blume.) y. placcnUnia Blume Fl. Jav., t. 9. j and our^. 1840. The placenta-ct/ppcrf Oak. Leaves ovate-oblong, bluntly acuminate; roundish at the baiie; coriaceous, glabrous. Fruit in clusters. Cupcovered with small tubercles. Nuts roundish, depressed. A tree, about 40 ft. high, found on thevolcanic mountain of Cede, at an elevation of tiOOO ft. The wood is rarely used, although very hard,and ra|>able of taking a fine ixtlish. [Blume.) This species would probably bear the climate ofLondon. 6 K 2. 1938 ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. PART III.


Size: 1797px × 1390px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1850, booksubjectplants, bookyear1854