. 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. i. .^/scutus Hippoc&stanum. unfit for use where great strength, and durability in the open air, are required; nevertheless, there are many purposes for which it is applicable when sawn up into boards; such us for flooring, linings to carts, packing-cases, &c. The nuts may be used
. 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. i. .^/scutus Hippoc&stanum. unfit for use where great strength, and durability in the open air, are required; nevertheless, there are many purposes for which it is applicable when sawn up into boards; such us for flooring, linings to carts, packing-cases, &c. The nuts may be used when burned as a kind of ley, or substitute for soap. The nuts, if wanted for seed, should be gathered up as soon as they drop, and either sown or mixed with earth; because, if they are left exposed to the air, they will lose their germinating properties in a month. Some nurserymen cause the nuts to germinate before sowing them, in order to have an opportu- nity of pinching off the extremity of the radicle; by which means the plants are prevented from forming a taproot; or, at least, if a taproot be formed, it is of a much weaker description than it otherwise would be, and the number of lateral fibres is increased; all which is favourable for transplanting. When the tree is intended to attain the largest size, in the shortest time, the nut ought to be sown where the tree is finally to remain ; because the use of the taproot is mainly to descend deep into the soil, to procure a supply of \yater, which, in dry soils and seasons, can never be obtained in suiEcient quantities by the lateral roots, which extend themselves near the surface in search of nourishment and air. ¥ 2. ^. (H.) ohioe'nsis Michx. The Ohio ^sculus, or Horsechestnut. Identification. Mich. Arb., 3. p. 242.; Dec. Prod., I. p. 697.; Don's Mill., 1. p. 652. Synonymes. M. ohioensis Lindl.; '>}B. pallida WiM.; JE. echinkta Mukl.; X. glibra Tor. * Gray, Vkn'a ohioensis Miclix. ; PSyia glibra Spach; Ohio Buckeye, f
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