Excerpt from The Trees of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 5 In the majority of pines, the long shoot produced in spring is a single internode, consisting of (a) a leafless base, which bears the staminate flowers, when these are developed and (b) a longer upper portion bearing foliage, and ending in (c) a terminal bud, subtended by a whorl of smaller buds, one or more of which may be replaced by pistillate flowers (young cones). The buds and young cones being close to the apex of the shoot, are said to be subterminal. In the second year the mature cones and the branchlets, which have developed from the single whorl of buds of the first year, are situated beneath the base of the new shoot of the year, which has sprung from the terminal bud of the preceding season. In another group of pines, the long shoot produced in spring consists of two (rarely three or more) internodes, each with a leafless base, a leaf-bearing portion, and a whorl of buds (with or without young cones). The buds and young cones are in two or more whorls, and are both subterminal and lateral in position. Similarly, in the second year, the branchlets and mature cones are in two or more whorls. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Trees of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 2 This genus is considered by many authorities to be merely a section of Cupressus or of Thuya. The foliage and cones, however, are remarkably distinct, and justify its retention as a separate genus. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Trees of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 6 Branchlets yellow, glabrous on lateral branches, pubescent in the furrows on leading shoots. Buds with scarious scales. Leaves, with two conspicuous white stomatic bands, each of five to six lines, on the two dorsal sides, and two bands of two lines on the two ventral sides. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Trees of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 7 Deciduous trees, belonging to the order Tiliaceae, with tough fibrous inner bark. Leaves simple, long-stalked, alternate, arranged on the branchlets in two rows; unequal 1 and cordate or truncate at the base acute or acuminate at the apex serrate or toothed venation pseudo-palmate, the midrib giving Off secondary nerves pinnately on both sides, the lower two pairs of which arise together at the base, and give off tertiary nerves on the outer side only. Stipules ligulate, membranous, caducous. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Trees of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 3 Supposed hybrids between the Lebanon and Atlantic cedars have been recorded, ' but on insufficient evidence. (a. H.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Trees of Great Britain and Ireland: Index, Etc In concluding our work there are a few points about which I think it advisable to add some explanatory remarks. First, with regard to its scope, it was intended at the outset to include only those trees which attain timber size in the British Isles. It was found, however, impossible in practice to draw a rigid line between the timber trees and the smaller trees, which like shrubs are cultivated for ornament or curiosity. In the case of genera, which comprise both large and small trees as well as shrubs, our treatment has not been logically uniform. All the species of oak in cultivation have been described in detail, because in this genus shrubs are of exceptional occurrence. On the other hand, only the larger maples have been the subject of separate articles, as it was evident that a brief notice would suffice for the shrubby species. In the case of genera of exceptional interest, as Pinus, Juniperus, Cephalotaxus, all the introduced species, even those of small size, have been treated in full. The keys for the identification of species are based upon the characters of the twigs, leaves, and buds, and not upon those of the owers and fruits, as has been usual in botanical works. The latter characters are Often not available in the case of trees, the determination of which may be required when they are. In the young state, or at some period of the year when flowers and fruit are not present. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."