Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists
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Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists
Botanists -- Great Britain -- Biography; Botany -- Great Britain -- History
Malignant: of simple leaves (Nightshade, Mandrake),
of compound leaves (Herb Christopher, _Paris_).
Or Manner of Growth:
being climbers (_Bryonia_, _Tamus_, _Smilax_):
not climbers (_Physalis Alkekengi_, _Cucubalus_, _Sambucus
Ebulus_).
OF SHRUBS.
I. Bacciferous Spinous Shrubs of Deciduous Leaves
(the genera _Rubus_ and _Rosa_, Gooseberry, Sloe, Barberry,
_Rhamnus_, _Lycium_).
II. Bacciferous Shrubs of Deciduous Leaves, not Spinous
(Vine, Currant, Bilberry, _Viburnum_, White Beam, _Cornus_,
_Prunus Padus_, _P. Mahaleb_, _Diospyros_, Honeysuckle, Pepper,
_Daphne_, _Euonymus_, Privet, _Salicornia_).
III. Bacciferous Sempervirent Shrubs
(_Rhamnus Alaternus_, _Phillyraea_, _Arbutus_, _Daphne Laureola_,
_Ruscus_, _Chamaerops humilis_, Laurustinus, Juniper, Myrtle,
Ivy, Mistletoe).
IV. Siliquous Shrubs
(Lilac, _Cytisus_, _Colutea_, _Ulex_, _Genista_, _Mimosa_).
V. Graniferous Deciduous Shrubs
(_Vitex_, _Spiraea_, _Tamarix_, _Jasminum_, _Althaea_, _Elaeagnus_,
_Clematis_, _Ampelopis_).
VI. Graniferous Evergreen Shrubs
(_Cistus_, Oleander, Rosemary, _Phlomis fruticosa_, _Erica_, &c.).
OF TREES.
I. Pomiferous Trees (Apple, Pear, &c., _Sorbus_, Fig, Pomegranate,
Orange, Lemon, Banana).
II. Pruniferous Trees (Peach, Plum, Cherry, &c., Olive, Date, Jujube).
III. Bacciferous Trees (Mulberry, Elder, Sumach, _Celtis_, Bay, Yew,
Holly, Box, &c.).
IV. Nuciferous Trees (Walnut, Almond, Hazel, _Castanea_, Beech,
Coco-Palm, Coffee, Cocoa, Cotton).
V. Glandiferous and Coniferous Trees (Oak, Alder, Larch, Cedar,
Pine, Spruce, Cypress).
VI. Trees bearing their Seeds in Single Teguments or Coverings
(Carob, Tamarind, Elm, Hornbeam, Maple, Poplar, Willow,
Lime, Plane).
VII. Trees considered according to their Woods or Barks (Lignum
Vitae, Snakewood, Sandal-wood, Log-wood, Cinnamon, Cinchona,
&c.).
VIII. Trees considered according to their Gumms or Rosins (Myrrh,
Gum Arabic, Copal, Benzoin, _Liquidambar_, Camphor).
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