 Virginiana) is another valuable wood, the growth of which is confined to the United .States. In situations where the soil is favourable it grows to the height of 40 or 50 feet, with a diameter of 12 or 13 inches. This wood is of a bright red colour ;...  Transactions of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts - Page 99by Royal Scottish Society of Arts - 1844Full view - About this book
 | Daniel Jay Browne - Arboriculture - 1832 - 410 pages
...the loftiest trees. The soil in which it best flourishes is a rich, strong, sandy loam. It usually grows to the height of 40 or 50 feet with a diameter of 1 5 or 20 inches. When the tree stands alone, it naturally assumes a regular and agreeable shape. Its... | |
 | Daniel Jay Browne - Arboriculture - 1832 - 426 pages
...the loftiest trees. The soil in which it best flourishes is a rich, strong, sandy loam. It usually grows to the height of 40 or 50 feet with a diameter of 1 5 or 20 inches. When the tree stands alone, it naturally assumes a regular and agreeable shape. Its... | |
 | Geology - 1841 - 488 pages
...forming hedge-rows in the highly cultivated parts of Pennsylvania. The Red Cedar (Juniperus Virginiana) is another valuable wood, the growth of which is confined...most durable woods of the United States, and being lest affected by heat or moisture than any other, it is much employed for railway sleepers. I remember,... | |
 | Railroad engineering - 1841 - 412 pages
...wood, the growth of which is confined to the United States. In situations where the soil is favorable it grows to the height of 40 or 50 feet, with a diameter of 12 or 13 inches. This wood is of a bright red color ; it is odorous, compact, fine grained, and very light, and is used as already stated in ship... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - Industrial arts - 1842 - 538 pages
...hedge-rows in the highly cultivated parts of Pennsylvania. The Red Cedar (Junipervs Virginian«) a another valuable wood, the growth of which is confined...already stated, in ship-building, along with live oak ami locust, to compensate for their weight. It is considered one of the most durable woods of the United... | |
 | 1842 - 538 pages
...1838. hedge-rows in the highly cultivated parts of Pennsylvania. The Red Cedar (Juniperut Virginiana) is another valuable wood, the growth of which is confined...and very light, and is used, as already stated, in ship-bnilding, along with live oak and locust, to compensate for their weight. It is considered one... | |
 | John Ogilvie - 1883 - 834 pages
...alba) is the most interesting of the genus, on account of its leaves being used for food by silkworms. It grows to the height of 40 or 50 feet, with a trunk 2 or more feet in diameter. Mulberry Calculus ^murbe-ri knlTiu-lus), n. A urinary concretion,... | |
 | North Carolina. Department of Agriculture, John D. Cameron - North Carolina - 1893 - 434 pages
...autumn when touched by the frost, and its leaves blaze with the splendors of its crimson hues. This tree grows to the height of 40 or 50 feet, with a diameter of 2 or 3 feet. The wood is of close fine grain and takes a high polish. Its many uses are well known.... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Charles Annandale - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1901 - 594 pages
...alba) ia the most interesting of the genus, on account of its leaves being used for food by silkworms. It grows to the height of 40 or 50 feet, with a trunk 2 or more feet in diameter. It came probably from China. The red mulberry (M. rubra) has fruit... | |
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