. 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. 610 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. Engravings. Dend. Brit., A.; and our fig. 1171. from a plant at Messrs. Loddiges, and fig. 1172. from Watson. Spec. Char., Sfc. Racemes terminal, 3—4-flowered. Corollas cylindrical, contracted at the mouth. Leaves lanceolate, finely serrate
. 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. 610 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. Engravings. Dend. Brit., A.; and our fig. 1171. from a plant at Messrs. Loddiges, and fig. 1172. from Watson. Spec. Char., Sfc. Racemes terminal, 3—4-flowered. Corollas cylindrical, contracted at the mouth. Leaves lanceolate, finely serrated, attenuated at both ends, glabrous. Flow- ers decandrous. (lion's Mill.) A low deciduous shrub. North America. Height IJ ft. Introduced in 1812. Flowers white; July and August. Berries purple ; ripe in 1172. F. Rrandifl&nuii. j» 16. V. (g.) elonga'tum Wats. The elongated Whortleberry. Idenliflcation. Wats. Dend. Brit., t. 126. b. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 854. Engravings. Deud. Brit., t. 125. B. j and our .^. 1173. Spec. Char,, IfC. Corymbs few-flowered, bractless. Pedicels downy. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, serrulated, each tipped by a glandular hair, and having a few hairs on the nerves. Branchlets downy. Corollas with reflexed teeth. (Don's Mill.) A low deciduous shrub. North America. Height 3ft. to 4 ft. Intioduct'd in 1812. Flowers white ; July and August. Berries purple ; ripe in November. ji 17. V. (a.) minutiflo'rum Wats. The minute-flowered Whortleberry. Identification. Wats. Dend. Brit, t. 125. c.; Don's Mill., 3. p. 854. Engravings. Dend. Brit., t 125. c.; and our.^^. 1174. Spec. Char., 8;c. Racemes terminal, few-flowered. Corollas cylindrical, with erect teeth. Leaves rather coriaceous, bluntly subserrated, each tipped by a gland. (Don's Mill.) A low deciduous shrub. North America. Height 1 ft. Introduced in 1812. Flowers white; July and August. Berries purple ; ripe in November. 1174. r. (g.) minuUflaruin,. Please note that these images are extracted
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