Hand-book for the Botanic Gardens of the Royal Dublin Society, GlasnevenW. Leckie, 1865 - 88 pages |
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afford Agave Aloe Alsophila America annually appearance Aquarium Araucaria Arboretum Areca catechu Australia bark bear beautiful plant beautiful species bloom Botanic Gardens Britain called calyx Camellia CARRION FLOWER collection commerce Committee of Botany cones coniferous Conservatory department conspicuous contain corolla cultivated curious Cyathea Dammara different kinds division Dublin Society's House Entrance Gate EXOGENS exotic feet high Fern House fibre flowers formed fruit trees Glasnevin grass ground Hand-Book herbaceous plants Holland hot-houses Humboldt insect interesting Ireland Island latter leaves lectures LITTONIA medicinal native NATURAL ORDERS nearly o'clock occupied Octagon House ornamental Palm House Pine Pitcher Plants placed Plantains principal produce purpose remarkable plant resembling rhizomes roots Royal Dublin Society Sago scarlet seen side singular South South America specimen stamens stamens grow stem SUB-CLASS supplied tree fern tribe UMBRELLA TREE vegetable VICTORIA REGIA visitors walk leading Water Lilies Willow wood yields young plants Zealand
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Page 16 - Arranged to meet the requirements of the Syllabus of the Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education, South Kensington.
Page 41 - A. costatnm, or A. colocasia, which grew by the edge of the water to the height of ten or twelve feet, and so near that I could reach them on both sides as we passed along. But the most magnificent objects were the fine trees of Astrapcea Wallichii, or viscosa. The name of this Malagasy plant was derived from the word for lightning, on account of the brilliancy of its flowers; and Sir Joseph Paxton and Dr. Lindley have thus spoken of A. Wallichii : — " One of the finest plants ever introduced....
Page 40 - ... contains, renders the atmosphere very unhealthy, and few persons beside the negroes employed in cultivation can remain in the neighborhood with safety. In the list of useful grasses we must not forget the Bulrush spoken of in the Bible. This appears to be no other than the paper-reed of the Egyptians. The ark in which the infant Moses lay among the sedges of the Nile, was made of this plant. Isaiah speaks of the paper-reeds by the brooks, (Is. xix. 7,) which undoubtedly alludes to the same, as...
Page 40 - PAP1TRDS. pith which fills the interior, after the outside green pelicle is removed from the stems, was the material which was used by the Egyptians for making their paper.