Kalm's account of his visit to England : on his way to America in 1748 / translated by Joseph Lucas ; with two maps and several illustrations.

  • Pehr Kalm
Date:
1892
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Credit: Kalm's account of his visit to England : on his way to America in 1748 / translated by Joseph Lucas ; with two maps and several illustrations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    mostly clipped off, so that it did not get to grow higher than about 4 feet high. Kosa Sylv. foliis odoratis, C. B. [R. rubiginosa], “The Sweet Briar, or Eglantine,” was enough used for hedges, looked very pretty and thick, when it was green and full of leaves. Malus, Appleträd, Appletrees, of different kinds. These did not form ordinary hedges, but were used in that form which is called Espaliers, which, however, perform the same service as a hedge. Cratcegus [C. Oxyacantha], Hagtorn, Hawthorn, was used in many places for hedges in orchards and kitchen gardens, but especially around small vege- table gardens, and sometimes round the front garden, innangården, because it grew very thick, was thornv, and could be made very beautiful by clipping. Corylus, Hassel, Hazel, was used in many places for hedges. Prunus Sylvestris, C.B. [P. Spinosa, L.], Slån, Sloe, was used in many places for hedges, but mostly around vegetable gardens, Köks-krydd-gården, and the main building, Mangården, in the same way as hawthorn. Ribes, 195, Gooseberry-bushes [R. Grossularia], Krusbärs-buskar, were used in some [T. I. p. 163] places in gardens, as hedges, and were both beautiful and useful. [Banks MS., R. Uva Crispa.] Sambucus, 250, Fläder, Elder, was used very much for hedges round the vegetable gardens near London. The 1 yth March, 1748. Stenkols-nytta, &c. The use of Coal, &c. The fuel which is exclusively used in London is coal, Sten-kol. In the villages which lay nearest around London, coal was also the principal
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