Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 7. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 485
... trees to the different quarters , have been very different , and most of them grounded on no rational foundation . Many are of opinion that the effects of froft are moft violently felt on those trees which are exposed to the north ; and ...
... trees to the different quarters , have been very different , and most of them grounded on no rational foundation . Many are of opinion that the effects of froft are moft violently felt on those trees which are exposed to the north ; and ...
Page 553
... trees and un- derwood , covering a confiderable space . A grove con- fifts of trees without underwood . A clump differs from either only in extent : it may be either close or open : when close , it is fometimes called a thicket ; when ...
... trees and un- derwood , covering a confiderable space . A grove con- fifts of trees without underwood . A clump differs from either only in extent : it may be either close or open : when close , it is fometimes called a thicket ; when ...
Page 751
... trees which ftand at a little distance from the arch are about 80 feet high , and are undoubtedly of a very great age . Between thefe and the glacier the trees are of a later growth ; as is evident from their texture and inferior fize ...
... trees which ftand at a little distance from the arch are about 80 feet high , and are undoubtedly of a very great age . Between thefe and the glacier the trees are of a later growth ; as is evident from their texture and inferior fize ...
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