A Description and History of Vegetable Substances, Used in the Arts, and in Domestic Economy: Timber trees, fruits |
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... leaves during the winter . The species from which the best timber is derived , which is by far the most abundant in Britain , and a native of it , is the COMMON OAK ( Quercus robur ) . The cut opposite exhibits the leaf , flower , and ...
... leaves during the winter . The species from which the best timber is derived , which is by far the most abundant in Britain , and a native of it , is the COMMON OAK ( Quercus robur ) . The cut opposite exhibits the leaf , flower , and ...
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... leaves short , whereas the Sessiliflora has the acorn- stalks short and the leaves long ; the acorns of the former grow singly , or seldom two on the same foot- stalk : those of the latter in clusters of two or three , close to the stem ...
... leaves short , whereas the Sessiliflora has the acorn- stalks short and the leaves long ; the acorns of the former grow singly , or seldom two on the same foot- stalk : those of the latter in clusters of two or three , close to the stem ...
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... leaves and even acorns . The age to which the oak can continue to vegetate , even after the core has decayed , has not been fully ascertained . But , in favourable situations , it must be very consi- derable . In the New Forest , Evelyn ...
... leaves and even acorns . The age to which the oak can continue to vegetate , even after the core has decayed , has not been fully ascertained . But , in favourable situations , it must be very consi- derable . In the New Forest , Evelyn ...
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... leaves about the size of those of the hawthorn , and an abundant crop of acorns . The hollow had a door and one window ; and little labour might have converted the tree into a commodious , and rather a spacious room . Fairlop oak in ...
... leaves about the size of those of the hawthorn , and an abundant crop of acorns . The hollow had a door and one window ; and little labour might have converted the tree into a commodious , and rather a spacious room . Fairlop oak in ...
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... leaves of some trees may be so applied . The Chinese use the coarser leaves of the tea - tree in the preparation of leather . A fine oak is one of the most picturesque of trees . It conveys to the mind associations of strength and ...
... leaves of some trees may be so applied . The Chinese use the coarser leaves of the tea - tree in the preparation of leather . A fine oak is one of the most picturesque of trees . It conveys to the mind associations of strength and ...
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