. Conifers and their characteristics. Prumnopitys Elegans Cephalotaxus fortunei. PODOCARPUS Speaking of this Yew fraternity from the point of view of ornamental attraction, we might sum them up and say of them, that without magnitude to inspire us here, without flowers to render them visions of a perfected beaut}^, without the perfume of Araby to ingratiate them with others, they are interesting for all that, and fulfil a destiny in many a garden ground which tends towards the enrichment of its scener}^ CEPHALOTAXUS (Of the tribe SALISBURINE^E) and PODO- CARPUS (OF THE TRIBE PODOCARPEiE) But h
. Conifers and their characteristics. Prumnopitys Elegans Cephalotaxus fortunei. PODOCARPUS Speaking of this Yew fraternity from the point of view of ornamental attraction, we might sum them up and say of them, that without magnitude to inspire us here, without flowers to render them visions of a perfected beaut}^, without the perfume of Araby to ingratiate them with others, they are interesting for all that, and fulfil a destiny in many a garden ground which tends towards the enrichment of its scener}^ CEPHALOTAXUS (Of the tribe SALISBURINE^E) and PODO- CARPUS (OF THE TRIBE PODOCARPEiE) But here 'twixt rock and river grew A distant grove of sable Yew. Sir Walter Scott. We do not wish to convey the impression that Sir W. Scott had in mind any planning out of suitable situations for new plant-life importations when he wrote these lines. Yet there exists no earthly reason why the Cephalotaxus and Podocarpus should not occupy such Scylla and Charybdis positions as the poet suggests, and present an appearance as described in the above-quoted couplet. It reads as if it might describe a spot especially chosen or created for the. 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 Coltman-Rogers, Charles, 1854-. London, J. Murray
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