. 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. £256 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM 41S> Gynmbcladus canadensis. this genus is nearly allied), are said to be wholesome, and slightly aperient. In Britain, the only use of the tree is for ornamental purposes; and, con- sidered as an object of curiosity and beauty, no collection
. 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. £256 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM 41S> Gynmbcladus canadensis. this genus is nearly allied), are said to be wholesome, and slightly aperient. In Britain, the only use of the tree is for ornamental purposes; and, con- sidered as an object of curiosity and beauty, no collection ought to be without it. A rich, deep, free soil is essential to the thriving of this tree; and such a soil is never met with naturally in exposed situations. The tree is generally propagated by imported seeds; but it will grow freely from cuttings of the roots, care being taken in planting to keep that end upwards which is na- turally so. Genus XXII. CE'RCIS L. The Judas Tree. Lin. St/st. Decandria Monogynia. Identification. Lin. Gen., No. 610.; Dec. Prod,, 2. p. 518. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 463. Synonymes, SiliquSstrum Taurn. Inst. t. 414., Mcench Meth. ; Gainier, Fr. ; Judasbaura, Ger.; Albero de Giuda, Ital. Derivation. From kerkis, a shuttlecock, the name given by Theophrastus to this tree. Gen. Char. Calyx urceolate at the base and gibbous, bluntly 5-toothed at the apex. Petals 5, unguiculate, all distinct, disposed in a papilionaceous manner; the wings or side petals the largest. Stamens 10, free, unequal. Ovary on a short stipe. Legume oblong, slender, compressed, 1-celled, many-seeded, somewhat winged on the seminiferous suture. Seeds obovate. (Don's Mill.). 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
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